Patents by Inventor William T. Garner

William T. Garner 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).

  • Seeding system with vertical array of nozzles
    Patent number: 11950526
    Abstract: A product on demand nozzle assembly includes a chamber at least partially defined by an external wall and an array of vertically spaced nozzles. Each nozzle has an air inlet, an air and entrained product outlet extending from the external wall, and an entrainment zone between the air inlet and the air and entrained product outlet to receive a product therein to be distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Stanley R. Borkgren, William D. Graham, Terry L. Snipes, Elijah B. Garner, Robert T. Casper, Scott C. McCartney, Michael E. Frasier
  • System and method for data source authentication and protection system using biometrics for openly exchanged computer files
    Patent number: 7844832
    Abstract: A system and method for authenticating the source of, protecting the contents of, and ensuring the integrity of information. The information may be any digital information which can be stored in a computer file. The information is encapsulated in a computer file which also includes the biometrically verified identity of the person who packaged the information. The contents of the computer file are encrypted, and a unique message digest value is generated and stored in a secure central database. The message digest value functions as the digital signature of the encrypted information, and is used to ensure the integrity of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Inventors: Ron L. Nation, Rodney P. Meli, William T. Garner