John Franklin Reid

This inventor holds 31 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application and 5 EPO patents, primarily in Agricultural Vehicle Guidance. Top assignees: Deere & Company, University of Illinois, Case Corporation. Active years: 1999-2019.

USPTO Granted Patents = 31 (Patent Applications = 1)

% Patents Active = 87.1

EPO Patents = 5 (Patent Applications = 3)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.8

ph-index = 18

Forward Citations = 1,493(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Champaign, IL (US) (1999 - 2014)
Moline, IL (US) (2007 - 2019)

Company Filing History:

University of Illinois

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1999-2019

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Areas of Expertise:

Agronomic Variation

Vehicle Guidance

Feature Detection

Vision Systems

Fuzzy Logic

Stereo Vision

Trajectory Planning

Obstacle Detection

Sensor Fusion

Nitrogen Monitoring

Autonomous Steering

Human Augmented Control

31 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 10311527 - Agronomic variation and team performance analysis (2019-06-04),

2. 8855405 - System and method for detecting and analyzing features in an agricultural field for vehicle guidance (2014-10-07),

3. 8737720 - System and method for detecting and analyzing features in an agricultural field (2014-05-27),

4. 8712144 - System and method for detecting crop rows in an agricultural field (2014-04-29),

5. 8510034 - Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented steering control (2013-08-13),

6. 8498796 - Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented speed control (2013-07-30),

7. 8195364 - Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented steering control (2012-06-05),

8. 8150574 - Method and system for guiding a vehicle with vision-based adjustment (2012-04-03),

9. 7895135 - Human perception model for speed control performance (2011-02-22),

10. 7876927 - Method and system for guiding a vehicle with vision-based adjustment (2011-01-25),

11. 7844380 - Vehicular guidance system having compensation for variations in ground elevation (2010-11-30),

12. 7792607 - Vision-aided system and method for guiding a vehicle (2010-09-07),

13. 7769512 - Vehicle steering control method and performance (2010-08-03),

14. 7665283 - Modular vehicle system having engine unit and mower unit for communication therewith (2010-02-23),

15. 7610123 - Vision-aided system and method for guiding a vehicle (2009-10-27),

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