Patents by Inventor Tucker J. Schoff

Tucker J. Schoff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240404108
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for camera calibration are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory, instructions, and programmable circuitry to execute the instructions to detect, based on video frames captured by a camera positioned on a vehicle, a ground plane of the vehicle, determine, based on the ground plane, a first position parameter of the camera with respect to a coordinate system of the vehicle, track a plurality of features between ones of the video frames, and determine, based on the plurality of features, a second position parameter of the camera with respect to the coordinate system of the vehicle, the first position parameter different from the second position parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Tucker J. Schoff, Ashraf Qadir
  • Publication number: 20240324579
    Abstract: An agricultural material application machine includes a material reservoir that holds a material to be applied to a field, an orifice defining an opening through which material is to pass to be applied to the field, an optical sensor that captures an image of a portion of the field, and a n image processor that processes the image and identifies a target in the image. The agricultural material application machine further includes a confidence level generator that generates a confidence level based on confidence data and a controller that generates a control signal to control the agricultural material application machine based on the confidence level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Akira Mizushima, Michael P. Schlax, Tucker J. Schoff, Steven Rees, Richard A. Humpal
  • Patent number: 11944087
    Abstract: An agricultural applicator, that applies material to an agricultural field, includes an on-board, real-time image sensor that senses targets for the material to be applied. A controller controls applicators, such as nozzles or other applicators, to apply the material to the sensed targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Akira Mizushima, Michael P. Schlax, Tucker J. Schoff, Steven Rees, Richard A. Humpal
  • Publication number: 20220192084
    Abstract: An agricultural applicator, that applies material to an agricultural field, includes an on-board, real-time image sensor that senses targets for the material to be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Akira MIZUSHIMA, Michael P. Schlax, Tucker J. Schoff, Steven Rees, Richard A. Humpal