Patents by Inventor William Allen Roach

William Allen Roach 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).

  • Systems and methods for adjusting wheel spacing of an agricultural implement
    Patent number: 9968023
    Abstract: A wheel adjustment system for an agricultural implement includes a controller having a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a ground speed of the agricultural implement, receive a second signal indicative of a desired position of a wheel of the agricultural implement, receive a third signal indicative of a current position of the wheel of the agricultural implement, and output a control signal to adjust a position of the wheel of the agricultural implement based on the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal, wherein a rate of adjustment of the position of the wheel varies based on the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Paul Brooks, Roy Anthony Bittner, William Allen Roach
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING WHEEL SPACING OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
    Publication number: 20170347518
    Abstract: A wheel adjustment system for an agricultural implement includes a controller having a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a ground speed of the agricultural implement, receive a second signal indicative of a desired position of a wheel of the agricultural implement, receive a third signal indicative of a current position of the wheel of the agricultural implement, and output a control signal to adjust a position of the wheel of the agricultural implement based on the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal, wherein a rate of adjustment of the position of the wheel varies based on the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Paul Brooks, Roy Anthony Bittner, William Allen Roach