Patents by Inventor Tyler R. Ritland

Tyler R. Ritland 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).

  • Seed furrow liquid application systems, methods, and apparatuses
    Patent number: 11711997
    Abstract: In one aspect, an agricultural row unit is provided an includes a frame, an opener disc rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to open a seed trench, and an applicator assembly coupled to the frame and configured to apply a liquid. The applicator assembly including a housing and a valve coupled to the housing and configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source. The valve is electronically powered to move to an open condition, in which fluid is configured to pass through and emit from the valve, and electronically powered to move to a closed condition, in which fluid is inhibited from passing through and emitting from the valve. The agricultural row unit also includes a closing wheel coupled to the frame and configured to close the seed trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: 360 YIELD CENTER, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler R. Ritland, Connor M. Hesterberg, Timothy A Sauder
  • SEED FURROW LIQUID APPLICATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES
    Publication number: 20200245526
    Abstract: In one aspect, an agricultural row unit is provided an includes a frame, an opener disc rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to open a seed trench, and an applicator assembly coupled to the frame and configured to apply a liquid. The applicator assembly including a housing and a valve coupled to the housing and configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source. The valve is electronically powered to move to an open condition, in which fluid is configured to pass through and emit from the valve, and electronically powered to move to a closed condition, in which fluid is inhibited from passing through and emitting from the valve. The agricultural row unit also includes a closing wheel coupled to the frame and configured to close the seed trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tyler R. Ritland, Connor M. Hesterberg, Timothy A Sauder