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Utility
Wheel Track Monitoring System for an Irrigation System
10 Feb 22
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.
Mark William Miller, Reece Robert Andrews
Filed: 4 Aug 20
Utility
Fault Notification System and Method for Use with an Irrigation System
3 Feb 22
A fault notification system comprises a plurality of tower sensor units and a central processing element.
Mark William Miller, Reece Robert Andrews, Richard E. Provaznik
Filed: 29 Jul 20
Utility
System and Method for Detecting Ponding In Irrigated Fields
3 Feb 22
A ponding monitoring and detection system monitors, detects, and predicts ponding in an irrigated field in essentially real-time.
Kurtis Arlan Charling, Michael George Ricketts
Filed: 29 Jul 20
Utility
System and Method for Managing Migration of Road Barriers
30 Dec 21
A road barrier transfer machine includes an improved capstan control system that reduces unwanted migration of road barrier spans without requiring inaccurate visual observations and reliance on outdated scripts.
Richard Edward Provaznik, Gerrit A. Dyke, Matthew A. Elmore
Filed: 5 Aug 21
Utility
System and Method for Alignng Entry Snout of a Barrier Transfer Machine with Road Barriers
30 Dec 21
A barrier transfer machine includes a moveable chassis, an entry snout, an exit snout, a conveyor system, and a control system that aligns the entry snout with road barriers before the road barriers are picked up.
Richard Edward Provaznik, Matthew A. Elmore
Filed: 25 Jun 20
Utility
System and Method for Tracking and Recording Locations of Road Barriers
30 Dec 21
A barrier transfer machine includes a moveable chassis, an entry snout, an exit snout, a conveyor system, and a tracking system that tracks and records the locations of road barriers as they are placed on a road surface so that the last locations of the barriers can be established for evidentiary purposes and/or for alerting operators or others of mis-positioned road barriers.
Richard Edward Provaznik
Filed: 25 Jun 20
Utility
Crash Cushion with Improved Side Panel Attachment
21 Oct 21
A crash cushion includes a number of spaced-apart supports or bulkheads; energy-absorbing modules positioned between the supports; overlapping side panels that interconnect the supports; front and rear fixed anchors; and reinforcing cables extending between the anchors.
Jason Lim
Filed: 15 Apr 20
Utility
Crash Cushion with Improved Reinforcing Cable System
21 Oct 21
A crash cushion includes a number of spaced-apart supports or bulkheads; energy absorbing modules positioned between the supports; overlapping side panels that interconnect the supports and envelop the energy absorbing modules; front and rear fixed anchors; and reinforcing cables extending between the anchors.
Jason Lim
Filed: 15 Apr 20
Utility
Crash Cushion with Improved Side Panel Attachment
19 Aug 21
A crash cushion includes a number of spaced-apart supports or bulkheads, energy-absorbing modules positioned between the supports; and overlapping side panels that interconnect the supports and envelop the energy-absorbing modules.
JASON LIM
Filed: 18 Feb 20
Utility
Irrigation System with Height-adjusting System for Adjusting Tower Height
3 Jun 21
An irrigation system comprising a fluid-carrying conduit, two or more spaced-apart mobile towers, and a height-adjusting system.
Richard Edward Provaznik
Filed: 18 Jan 21
Utility
Irrigation System Hose-pull Appartus
4 Mar 21
A hose-pull apparatus for mounting to an irrigation system mobile tower supporting a fluid-carrying conduit.
Matthew J. Dudik, Thomas J. Korus
Filed: 13 Nov 20
Utility
Self-leveling Mobile Tower for Use with an Irrigation System
4 Mar 21
A mobile tower for use with an irrigation system comprises a frame, first and second spindles, a first height adjustment assembly, and a second height adjustment assembly.
Thomas J. Korus
Filed: 4 Sep 19
Utility
System and Method for Calibrating an Irrigation System
28 Jan 21
A system and method for calibrating an irrigation system to account for variations in flow rates, motor operating parameters, and other parameters caused by field elevation changes, pipe friction losses, water emitter nozzle wear, pressure-regulator inaccuracies, and other factors.
Michael George Ricketts, Brian James Magnusson
Filed: 1 Oct 20
Utility
Computer-implemented Methods, Computer-readable Media and Electronic Devices for Virtual Control of Agricultural Devices
14 Oct 20
A method for controlling a plurality of mobile agricultural devices that includes establishing electronic communication with a plurality of transceivers mounted to the mobile agricultural devices.
Mark William Miller
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Irrigation System Booster Pump Assembly with Variable Frequency Drive and Axial Flux Motor
16 Sep 20
An irrigation system broadly comprising a number of irrigation spans, an end gun, an end gun booster pump assembly having a booster pump and a booster pump motor, and a control system including a system controller and a variable frequency drive (VFD) for controlling the end gun pump motor.
Mark William Miller, Matthew James Phillips
Filed: 10 Mar 19
Utility
Irrigation System Hose-pull Apparatus
2 Sep 20
A hose-pull apparatus for mounting to an irrigation system mobile tower supporting a fluid-carrying conduit.
Matthew J. Dudik, Thomas J. Korus
Filed: 28 Feb 19
Utility
Computer-implemented Methods, Computer-readable Media and Electronic Devices for Virtual Control of Agricultural Devices
26 Aug 20
A method for controlling a plurality of mobile agricultural devices that includes establishing electronic communication with a plurality of transceivers mounted to the mobile agricultural devices and building a model including a virtual representation of each of the mobile agricultural devices.
Mark William Miller
Filed: 11 May 20
Utility
Irrigation System with Height-adjusting System for Adjusting Tower Height
12 Aug 20
An irrigation system comprising a fluid-carrying conduit, two or more spaced-apart mobile towers, and a height-adjusting system.
Richard Edward Provaznik
Filed: 10 Feb 19
Utility
Irrigation Pipe and Method of Fabrication
12 Aug 20
An irrigation pipe and method of fabrication that utilizes a pipe that is made of a durable material, e.g., stainless steel or aluminum.
Thomas J. Korus, Charles H. Meis
Filed: 28 Apr 20
Utility
Agricultural Irrigation System with Integral Wheel Motors
24 Jun 20
An irrigation system includes a series of spaced mobile towers; support structure connecting the mobile towers to each other; a water-carrying conduit supported by the mobile towers and the support structure; and a plurality of water emitters connected to the conduit for delivering water to a ground surface.
Mark William Miller, Richard Edward Provaznik
Filed: 20 Dec 18