Patents Issued in March 5, 2024
  • Patent number: PP35671
    Abstract: ‘BB14-112PT-2’, is another genotype selected in a tropical environment of Peru. ‘BB14-112PT-2’ does not require chill-hours for either budbreak or fruit production. The fruit of ‘BB14-112PT-2’ is large to extra-large size berry, with medium blue color, good fruit firmness texture. Leaves are large and shoots has short internodes. The eating quality of ‘BB14-112PT-2’ is very good and superior to many of the varieties currently grown in Peru, with a sugar/acid balance of 12 to 15. Time of fruit production in ‘BB14-112PT-2’ can be regulated by the pruning date and environment conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BB IP Repository LLC
    Inventors: Edmund J. Wheeler, Maria Pilar Banados
  • Patent number: PP35672
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid plum tree named ‘DA 6’ developed for use as a rootstock and notable for the reduced vigor imparted to scions, good root strength, tolerance of wet soils and resistance to root-knot nematodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sierra Gold Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Edward Fleck, Reid Robinson
  • Patent number: PP35673
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘HP221902’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and rounded to conical plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit with strong, thick and sturdy stems; freely and uniformly flowering habit; large rounded conical inflorescences with numerous light yellow green-colored sterile flowers that become purplish red in the autumn; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HYDRANGEA BREEDERS ASSOCIATION B.V.
    Inventor: Niels Arts
  • Patent number: PP35674
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy, herbaceous, perennial, hybrid Hibiscus plant named ‘All Eyes on Me’ comprising an upright and spreading mound habit of multiple, lightly branched, basal stems producing flowers starting in late July to early August and continuing for at least eight weeks. Flowers have overlapping petals of light pink with shiny reddish eye and short reddish veins. The back edge of the petals is corrugated or rippled providing extra strength to withstand heavy winds, rains, and sun. the foliage is three to five-lobed and dark-green-colored. The new plant is useful in the landscape as a specimen or in mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP35675
    Abstract: The new hybrid x Heucherella plant named ‘Capture the Flag’ with large palmately-lobed leaves that are, moderately to deeply dissected into five to seven main lobes with each individual lobes incised to about two-thirds of the way to the main vein. Foliage color starts in the spring as chartreuse, becoming more yellowish, with reddish-burgundy surrounding the veins and toward margins in narrow lines. ‘Capture the Flag’ is vigorous and produces numerous sterile creamy-white flowers in narrow densely-branched panicles beginning in late spring and exhibits good heat and humidity tolerance. The plant is useful for landscaping as a specimen color, en masse, or as a container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: RE49856
    Abstract: A golf club head including a club face defined by a toe end, a heel end, a top rail and a sole. The golf club head including a plurality of grooves disposed on the club face between the top rail and the sole. Each groove extends between the toe end and the heel end. Depths of the grooves vary in a direction extending between the top rail and the sole and in a direction extending between the heel end and the toe end. Widths of each of the plurality of grooves vary in a direction extending between the heel end and the toe end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano, Paul D. Wood, Bradley D. Schweigert, Calvin S. Wang, John A. Solheim
  • Patent number: RE49857
    Abstract: Embodiments of grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano, Paul D. Wood, Bradley D. Schweigert, Calvin S. Wang, John A. Solheim
  • Patent number: RE49858
    Abstract: A rear part structure of a vehicle is disclosed which includes a groove formed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at a junction portion of a roof panel and a side frame of the vehicle and in which a hinge is attached for a tailgate to be installed at a rear part of the vehicle. The hinge includes a hinge base member attached into the groove, a gate hinge member attached to the tailgate which is pivotally attached to the hinge base member, and a cover which is fitted in the groove to conceal the hinge base member from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamada, Tomofumi Ichinose, Yoshinori Gotoh
  • Patent number: RE49859
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents a A vehicle framework structure, which structure comprises: a front frame member that configures forms a part of a vehicle framework of at a vehicle front section of a vehicle; a rear frame member that configures forms a part of a the framework of at a vehicle rear section of the vehicle; an intermediate frame member that configures forms a part of a the framework of at a vehicle intermediate section of the vehicle, and that includes a framework member the intermediate frame member is disposed between the front frame member and the rear frame member, and having has a length direction in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a coupling section that includes a first configuration coupling member attached to the framework member of the intermediate frame member so as to be continuous with the framework member extend in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a second configuration coupling member attached to the first configuration coupling member so as to be continuous with the first
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Takahashi
  • Patent number: RE49860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel and improved process for preparing (4S)-4-(4-cyano-2-methoxyphenyl)-5-ethoxy-2,8-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carboxamide of the formula (I) and also the preparation and use of the crystalline polymorph I of (4S)-4-(4-cyano-2-methoxyphenyl)-5-ethoxy-2,8-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carboxamide of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Johannes Platzek, Gunnar Garke, Alfons Grunenberg
  • Patent number: RE49861
    Abstract: A method of converting cellulosic feedstock to bio coal. The cellulosic feedstock in a carrier of process fluid is introduced within a conduit having substantially linear portions connected by curved portions creating a serpentine structure. The substantially linear portions are surrounded by tubular sleeves creating annular spaces between the tubular sleeves and substantially linear portions for carrying a high temperature fluid for transferring thermal energy to the cellulosic feedstock and process fluid. The cellulosic feedstock is maintained in an oxygen-free environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Komax Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nolan Smith, Seungsuk Lee, Hayden Smith
  • Patent number: RE49862
    Abstract: This invention relates to a ceiling mounted air circulating apparatus comprising, in combination: a motor; an essentially centrally located radial or axial air impeller; air guiding means; optional airflow enhancement by means of air amplification means; optional centrally located wiring path from an electrical power source to a wiring enclosure suitable for hanging a lighting fixture or chandelier; and decorative embellishments, ail of which are arranged to blend with the architectural style of a space in a manner similar to a decorative ceiling medallion, the plariform of which, when viewed from below may be circular, rectangular, or polygonal. Optionally, the apparatus of the present invention may embody any of the following; heating, cooling, filtration means, positive ion generation means, and / or air sterilization means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey Butler Cunnane
  • Patent number: RE49863
    Abstract: A variable refrigerant package air conditioner is shown that is easy to install in new construction with a unique base that causes collected mixture that overflows to drain outside the building. A control system is shown that has motors and compressor that are pulse width modulated so the air conditioner is infinitely variable while maintaining the highest possible power factor. Dehumidification of outside air occurs as it is mixed with inside air. By gradually approaching a temperature set point and even reheating after dehumidification, moisture is removed from the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Friedrich Air Conditioning, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin L. Eicher, George C. Cagle, Eduardo J. Guerrero, Bascom Clayton Cotner
  • Patent number: RE49864
    Abstract: Systems and methods for alarm panel analysis include receiving a plurality of alarm events from the respective alarm panels monitoring corresponding buildings. An alarm analysis system may classify the alarm panels by identifying an alarm type for the alarm events. The alarm analysis system may determine a number of occurrences of each alarm type for the alarm panels, and generate a data point for a dataset for the alarm panels. The alarm analysis system may identify statistical dividers in the data points for the data set, which may be used for assigning a ranking for the alarm panels based on their location in relation to the statistical dividers. The alarm analysis system may construct and a monitoring dashboard which includes the rankings of the alarm panels, which may be rendered on a display to an end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Abdul Razak, Gopi Subramanian, Michael C. Stewart
  • Patent number: RE49865
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for linking a first electronic data set to a second set of data fields in a second electronic data set. Automatically identifying a prescribing physician identifier based on the linked first and second electronic data sets. Determining a relationship between a physician associated with the prescribing physician identifier and at least one of the approved entities based on comparing the prescribing physician identifier and identifiers of the one or more approved entities to a fourth set of data fields from a fourth electronic data set. Automatically generating an electronic notification indicating that a product sold by the merchant is eligible for the discount in response to determining a relationship between a physician and the at least one of the approved entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Grant Docken, David Shoichi Chan
  • Patent number: RE49866
    Abstract: Systems are provided for logging transactions in heterogeneous networks that include a combination of one or more instrumented components and one or more non-instrumented components. The instrumented components are configured to generate impersonated log records for the non-instrumented components involved in the transaction processing hand-offs with the instrumented components. The impersonated log records are persisted with other log records that are generated by the instrumented components in a transaction log that is maintained by a central logging system to reflect a complete flow of the transaction processing performed on the object, including the flow through the non-instrumented component(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Christopher Wright, Arijit Chatterjee, Qingqing Yuan, Praveen Kumar Barli, Basaveshwar S. Hiremath, Nosheen M. Syed, Autumn Lee Johnson
  • Patent number: 11917932
    Abstract: A soil conditioner spreader and an operation method thereof are provided. The soil conditioner spreader includes a spreader body, a ridger, a solid tank, two spiral drills, a rotary tillage wheel and a mulching device, where the spreader body is provided with a hopper in a front part. The hopper stores a conditioner. The solid tank is arranged above the spiral drills. The spreader body is connected to the solid tank through a feeding track. The ridger, the spiral rills, the rotary tillage wheel and the mulching device are successively arranged at the bottom of the spreader body from the rear to the front. The ridger ridges first, and then the spiral drills perform deep plowing, rotary tillage and scarification and apply the conditioner to a ridge. The rotary tillage wheel performs rotary tillage, and a nozzle sprays a nutrient solution or an herbicide/insecticide. Finally, the mulching device mulches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Huancheng Pang, Yuyi Li, Li Zhang, Ping Cong, Na Liu, Hongyuan Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang
  • Patent number: 11917933
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a steering handle, a vehicle body to travel with either manual steering by the steering handle or automatic steering of the steering handle based on a traveling reference line, an operator provided to the vehicle body, and a controller to terminate the automatic steering when the operator is operated under the automatic steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyashita, Yasuaki Morioka, Kunihiko Nishino, Kumiko Kobayashi, Misako Kawai
  • Patent number: 11917934
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes one or more tires, a detector to detect a low pressure state in which a pressure of one of the tires is lower than a reference range or a high pressure state in which the tire pressure is higher than the reference range, and a controller to control an operation of at least one of the agricultural machine and an additional agricultural machine to be linked to the agricultural machine. One of the agricultural machine and the additional agricultural machine is a work vehicle that is capable of self-driving, and the other one is an implement to be linked to the work vehicle. The controller causes, in response to detection of the low or high pressure state, at least one of the agricultural machines to perform a specific operation that is different from an operation to be performed when the pressure is in the reference range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Kurata, Junichi Yuasa
  • Patent number: 11917935
    Abstract: A seed treater includes a baffle which includes a fin that is selectively movable to adjust an extent to which the fin extends into a mixing chamber during mixing of seeds and a seed treatment within the mixing chamber to facilitate mixing of the seeds and the seed treatment within the mixing chamber. The fin defines an internal flow passage configured to deliver forced fluid through the fin and into the mixing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard Bailey, Damien Douglas Brewer, Vallabh Makadia, Michael Francis Migliazzo, Daniel James Seyer
  • Patent number: 11917936
    Abstract: An agitating system of an agricultural system includes a brace configured to couple to a sub-hopper of the agricultural system and a support configured to engage the brace and to support a shaft within the sub-hopper. The support includes a support piece having a first portion configured to receive the shaft and the brace has a recess configured to receive the first portion of the support piece while the support is in an installed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jesse Blair Pidwerbesky
  • Patent number: 11917937
    Abstract: A seed unit for placing seeds into soil is described herein. A seed unit includes a seed meter for singulating seeds, a shaft to deliver the seeds into soil during operation, and an actuator coupled to the shaft. The actuator moves the shaft during operation and the shaft delivers seeds into the soil without a continuous seed trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
    Inventors: Jason Stoller, Todd Swanson, Jeremy Hodel, Kent Levy, Ian Radtke
  • Patent number: 11917938
    Abstract: A method for constructing a map for a mower includes: acquiring a preliminary map of a work region, two adjacent target points are used as first target points and are connected to form an initial connecting line; selecting a target point farthest from the initial connecting line as a second target point, and using a connecting line between the second target point and the first target points as to-be-processed connecting lines; selecting a third target point for each to-be-processed connecting line; when a condition is met, using connecting lines between the third target point and the target points at the two ends of the to-be-processed connecting line as new to-be-processed connecting lines and returning; retaining each of the third target points whose distance from a corresponding to-be-processed connecting line is greater than the first preset threshold as a map construction target point, and constructing a boundary map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Willand (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaoguang Zhang, Degan Lin, Zhuo Yao
  • Patent number: 11917939
    Abstract: A lawn mower includes a blade assembly configured to perform a cutting function. The blade assembly includes an upper blade mounted about a blade rotation axis and an upper blade proximal portion being substantially flat and including a first cutting edge. A lower blade is mounted in overlap with the upper blade about the blade rotation axis. The lower blade includes a lower blade proximal portion positioned outward from the lower blade mounting portion in a radial direction, a lower blade end portion positioned outward from the lower blade proximal portion and below the lower blade proximal portion, and a second cutting edge. A lower blade falling portion transitions from the lower blade proximal portion to the lower blade end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haishen Xu, Toshinari Yamaoka, Jian Yang
  • Patent number: 11917940
    Abstract: Electric lawnmowers comprise mowing-unit decks with fluid passages used for cooling batteries, power electronics units, and/or drive motors. Specifically, a lawnmower comprises a drive unit (with a battery, power electronics, and one or more drive motors) and a mowing unit (with a mowing-unit deck). The deck's fluid passage is fluidically coupled to the drive unit (e.g., the motor and power electronics). The thermal liquid is heated by the drive unit's components and cooled as the liquid passes through the deck's fluid passage. The mowing unit may be equipped with a pump (for circulating this liquid), which can be powered by an electric motor on the mowing unit. The same motor may be used for rotating the cutting blades. The drive unit may have an additional cooling circuit providing immersion cooling to the batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: DIMAAG-AI, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Wright, David Beard
  • Patent number: 11917941
    Abstract: A method for processing harvest yield data includes the steps of receiving load data from a grain cart and receiving harvest yield data from a combine harvester. The load data and harvest yield data are post-processed to generate enhanced harvest yield data. The combine harvester and the grain cart can operate in an on-the-go unloading harvest operation or a stationary unloading harvest operation. Post-processing can include creating a field boundary for a harvest area, determining a start time and start position for the combine harvester within the field boundary, and determining an end time and end position for the combine harvester within the field boundary. The total grain yield weight estimated by a yield monitor can be calibrated to match the grain cart total scale weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio R. Asebedo, Jared Ochs, Brian Sorbe
  • Patent number: 11917942
    Abstract: Mower (1), has a plurality of mowing elements (2), forming a mower bar (3), a roller conditioner (4), behind the mower bar (3), and an upper conditioning roller (5) and a lower conditioning roller (6), the lower conditioning roller (6) is rotatable about a lower, positionally fixed axis of rotation (8), wherein the upper conditioning roller (5) is rotatable about an upper, shiftable axis of rotation (9) that, as a result of shifting the upper axis of rotation (9), a gap (7) between the conditioning rollers (5, 6) is changeable, wherein the lower conditioning roller (6) and the upper conditioning roller (5) are coupled to each other via a scissors-like transmission (10), and wherein first and second transmission parts (11,12) are coupled to the lower conditioning roller (6) and the upper conditioning roller (5) respectively and are operatively connected to each other and are shiftable in a scissors-like manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventor: Siegfried Epp
  • Patent number: 11917943
    Abstract: Harvesting apparatus (10), namely merger or pickup swather with pickup members (18) designed as pickups for picking up harvested crop, with at least one transverse conveyor device (19) designed as belt conveyor for conveying the picked-up harvested crop in a transverse conveying direction running transversely with respect to a harvesting direction or direction of travel, wherein each pickup member (18) designed as a pickup is mounted pivotably on a respective transverse conveyor device (19) designed as belt conveyor, namely centrally with respect to the respective pickup member (18) via a respective joint (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll
  • Patent number: 11917944
    Abstract: An outdoor power equipment includes a frame, a cutting deck supported by the frame, a first ground-engaging element coupled to a first portion of the frame, a second ground-engaging element coupled to a second portion of the frame, a suspension system having a first end coupled to the frame and a second end opposite the first end, and an operator platform movable with the suspension system with respect to the frame. The operator platform includes a seat coupled to the second end of the suspension system and a footrest pivotably coupled to the second end of the suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ariens Company
    Inventors: Chris T. Forrest, Kevin A. Spatchek, Courtney Wenzel, Brent P. Berglund
  • Patent number: 11917945
    Abstract: An outdoor moving device includes a main body, a first energy storage device, a second energy storage device, and a connection assembly. The first energy storage device is capable of supplying power to the outdoor moving device and includes at least one first energy storage unit. The second energy storage device is capable of supplying power to the outdoor moving device and includes at least one second energy storage unit. The connection assembly is used for mounting the second energy storage device to the main body. The first energy storage device is detachably mounted to the main body, the first energy storage device is detachable from the main body to supply power to another power tool, the first energy storage unit includes a first positive electrode made of a first material, and the second energy storage unit includes a second positive electrode made of a second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dezhong Yang, Yangzi Liu, Li Li, Ju Li, Changhai Lu
  • Patent number: 11917946
    Abstract: A hay rake tooth assembly for use with a mounting clip on a hay rake wheel. The hay rake tooth assembly has a tine with a ball-shaped retaining member that is configured to permit a shaft of the tine to move along the length of the difference in diameter between the shaft and a tine opening of the mounting clip in which is the tine is assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rowse Hydraulic Rakes Co Inc
    Inventors: Dannie Dean Rowse, Rodney Dean Rowse
  • Patent number: 11917947
    Abstract: Provided is a threshing cylinder with a threshing processing section provided on the rear side of a raking section. In the threshing processing section, a front support member, an intermediate support member, and a rear support member are supported by a threshing cylinder support shaft. A plurality of front-side divided threshing teeth support members are supported by the front support member and the intermediate support member in a state in which the front-side divided threshing teeth support members are arranged at the same arrangement pitch in the circumferential direction of the threshing processing section. A plurality of rear-side divided threshing teeth support members are supported by the intermediate support member and the rear support member in a state in which the rear-side divided threshing teeth support members are arranged at the same arrangement pitch in the circumferential direction of the threshing processing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Mitsui, Fumisato Nakagawa, Toshinari Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Kumatori
  • Patent number: 11917948
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes: a bale chamber configured to form a bale therein; a pickup having a plurality of tines configured to pickup and convey crop material rearwardly during rotation of the pickup; a rotatable rotor having a plurality of teeth configured to convey crop material rearwardly toward the bale chamber through a feeding mouth during rotation of the rotor; a wrapping system comprising a material roll configured to hold wrapping material fed to the bale; and a bale chamber roller disposed adjacent to the feeding mouth and defining a last roller of the bale chamber relative to the material roll. At least one wrap material knife includes at least one severing edge disposed between the bale chamber roller and the rotor and configured to sever wrapping material pulled forwardly by the rotor during rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Enrico Giuliani
  • Patent number: 11917949
    Abstract: A crop cutting device including a crop guiding surface, a plurality of parallel knives, and an actuating mechanism for moving the knives between a retracted inoperative position below the crop guiding surface and an extended operative position. A portion of the knives projects above the crop guiding surface. A plurality of movable operating members is associated with respective ones of the plurality of knives and movable from a first position in which the knives are in the retracted inoperative position, to a second position in which the knives are in the extended operative position. A support frame holds the operating members in a sliding relation to the support frame. The knife insert assistant is coupled to the support frame and configured for blocking a sliding movement of the operating members relative to the support frame during a movement of the support frame from the retracted position to the employed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Freek De Baere, Daan Brouckaert, Nicolas Zwaenepoel
  • Patent number: 11917950
    Abstract: A baler for hay, straw, grass, and similar feed materials is provided. The baler communicates compressed material from a vertically inclined compression passage formed in between opposing conveyer belts to a central area of a baling chamber for baling. A plunger within the baling chamber can reciprocate in two directions to form bales which are tied and discharged from both ends of the baling chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jack D. Alley, James Whitaker, Gary G. Gomes
  • Patent number: 11917951
    Abstract: A sweeper head includes a cleaning device, a transmission shaft, and a shield. The cleaning device includes a rolling member rotatable about a first axis and a cleaning element. The transmission shaft is rotatable about a second axis. The shield includes a surrounding portion for surrounding at least a part of the cleaning element. The surrounding portion includes a front surrounding portion and a rear surrounding portion located on two sides of a first plane and the first plane passes through the second axis and is parallel to the first axis. The ratio of a maximum measurement of the front surrounding portion in a direction parallel to the first axis to a maximum measurement of the rear surrounding portion in the direction is greater than or equal to 2 and is less than or equal to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fangjie Nie, Chengxin Pan, Toshinari Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 11917952
    Abstract: An irrigation system with steady state speeds of movement achieves and maintains substantial straight alignment of multiple interconnected spans with continuous movement over a range of speeds in a forward and reverse movement direction. A variable-speed drive controller monitors and processes the output of the corresponding alignment detector and, based on the output of the alignment detector, selects from memory and continuously furnishes to the corresponding span motor a predetermined progressively increasing speed profile, a predetermined progressively decreasing speed profile, or a new fixed current speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: FIELDBOT, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin J. Abts, Kim J. Jedlicka, Gerald L. Abts
  • Patent number: 11917953
    Abstract: An irrigation system with transient state speeds of movement achieves and maintains substantial straight alignment of multiple interconnected spans with continuous movement over a range of speeds in a forward and reverse movement direction. A variable-speed drive controller monitors and processes the output of the corresponding alignment detector and, based on the output of the alignment detector, selects from memory and continuously furnishes to the corresponding span motor a predetermined progressively increasing speed profile or a predetermined progressively decreasing speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: FIELDBOT, LLC
    Inventors: Gerald L. Abts, Kevin J. Abts, Kim Jedlicka
  • Patent number: 11917954
    Abstract: A wheel track monitoring system for an irrigation system monitors the condition of a wheel track and alerts an operator and/or automatically takes corrective action when a wheel track develops ruts or other conditions that may adversely affect operation of the irrigation system. The wheel track monitoring system includes a wheel track condition sensor, a location sensor, and a processing system. The processing system receives and stores wheel track condition data and location data from the sensors as the irrigation system travels across a field and creates a log of wheel track condition data for multiple locations in the field. The processing system also analyzes the wheel track condition data to determine if the condition of the wheel track is unacceptable at any locations in the irrigated field and generates a corrective action signal if the condition is unacceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Lindsay Corporation
    Inventors: Mark William Miller, Reece Robert Andrews
  • Patent number: 11917955
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for irrigating lands are disclosed. In one example, an irrigation system is disclosed. The irrigation system includes a gate and a microcontroller unit (MCU). The gate is configured for adjusting a water flow for irrigating a piece of land. The MCU is configured for controlling the gate to adjust the water flow based on environmental information related to the piece of land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Cheng Huang, Tai-Hua Yu, Shui-Ting Yang, Chao-Te Lee, Ching Rong Lu
  • Patent number: 11917956
    Abstract: A smart drip irrigation emitter provides intelligent features including on-demand watering, sensors and communication links. The emitters are activated by a wireless signal to power and/or control water delivery from the emitter. The emitter includes sensors that gather data pertaining to an individual plant and intelligently determines whether to water the plant. A communication network includes a network of smart emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: John James Wlassich, Janet Marie Reilly
  • Patent number: 11917957
    Abstract: A hydroponic grow system includes: multiple grow containers; a reservoir; and a water pump, where an output of the water pump is coupled to an inlet of the reservoir and at least one outlet of the reservoir is coupled to an input of the water pump. A hydroponic grow container includes: a grow vessel; and an adaptable manifold coupled to the grow vessel. A hydroponic reservoir including: at least one inlet; at least one outlet; a return tank; and a distribution tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Eugene Nelson
  • Patent number: 11917958
    Abstract: A light source includes a controller configured to turn on or off a plurality of light sources depending on a light period. The controller can be configured to turn on the light sources during each of a plurality of light periods such that the light sources emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks toward the plant. At least one light period can include a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller can adjust the spectrum of the light between the first period and the second period and/or during different light periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Ryung Kim, Sang Min Ko, Jin Won Kim, Hyun Su Song
  • Patent number: 11917959
    Abstract: Provided are methods for increasing the yield of a monocot plant through treatment of the plant with a plant growth regulator. In certain embodiments, maize plants produce multiple ears and an increased number of kernels. In certain embodiments, reduced height of the plant allows for more efficient self-pollination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Ovadya, Beth Savidge, Kyle Smith, Dale Val
  • Patent number: 11917960
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method for transformation of sorghum and the production of genetically modified sorghum. In particular, methods and means are described for the production of high quality, transformable sorghum plant cells which are maintained in culture for longer duration without losing their regenerative potential and their use for genetic transformation. The method also describes the use of improved media for efficient plant regeneration from transformed plant cells, thereby providing significant improvement in the stable transformation frequency of sorghum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Srinivas Belide, James Robertson Petrie, Surinder Pal Singh
  • Patent number: 11917961
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of broccoli hybrid SVBL0308. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid SVBL0308 and to methods for producing a broccoli plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a broccoli plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid SVBL0308 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventor: Franciscus van den Bosch
  • Patent number: 11917962
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to cucumber plants producing fruits comprising a small seed cavity and/or an increased dry matter content, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Nunhems B.V.
    Inventor: Robert Swinkels
  • Patent number: 11917963
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X00T027 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00T027 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00T027 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X00T027, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00T027 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00T027 and methods of using maize variety X00T027 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Suzanne Michelle Mickelson
  • Patent number: 11917964
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011163. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011163, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011163 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011163.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Nathaniel J. Page
  • Patent number: 11917965
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV397329. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV397329, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV397329 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV397329 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV397329.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Jon Popi