Honeywell International Inc.

Deere + Company

James Z Liu

Donald Keith Landphair

James D Cook

Peter C Hsi

Jason D Walter

Praveen Sharma

Lawrence D Green

Thomas Negre

Michael E Frasier

Steven J Magee

Peter P Dierauer

Swapnil Gopal Patil

Nikolai R Tevs

Neal Anthony Muggleton

Edukondalu Yarlagadda

Aleks Todorovic

Elijah Beckham Garner

James Joseph Phelan

Fred Hintz

Richard M Andrews

Scott L Bunyer

Pengjun Zhao

Noel Wayne Anderson

Nathan Albert Mariman

Michael L Rhodes

Patrick S Gonia

Michael E Friestad

Cornel P Cobianu

Kai Wang

David James Rylander

Roland Andrew Wood

Daniel Bruce Thiemke

James Randall Peterson

Brian John Marsh

Gary R O'Brien

Brian Speldrich

Richard William Gehman

Stephen R Shiffer

Michael G Marchini

Richard A Alderman

Aziz Rahman

Ioan Pavelescu

Tarun Kumar

Charles T Graham

Shashikant G Gulaguli

Neal Muggleton

Mark A Repko

Xiaoxiong Li

Samuel Santiago

Juan Kong

Kai Ren

Gowrishankar M R

Vlad Buiculescu

Andrew Wood

Anand Tyagaraj

Saurabh Shah

Brianna L Heim

Donald K Landphair

Brian D Speldrich

A seed sensor senses seeds on a row unit and generates a seed sensor signal. A number of planting characteristics, such as a seed orientation, seed slugging, delivery system wear, and seed abnormalities, can be detected based on the seed sensor signal. The planter can be controlled based on the detected planting characteristics.

Planting characteristic detection and control using a seed sensor

A row unit for a seeding machine includes a ground view sensor coupled to the frame. The ground view sensor is operable to sense the furrow and generate depth signals corresponding to actual sensed depth of the furrow. The row unit also includes a controller configured to receive the signals, and a downforce adjustment mechanism coupled to the frame and to the controller. The controller is configured to activate the downforce adjustment mechanism to adjust a downforce on the frame based on the signals received by the controller.

Planter row unit downforce control with ground view sensor

Methods for determining the presence of an unmeasured chemical in an environment can include receiving a plurality of sensor readings from a plurality of chemical sensors, wherein each chemical sensor of the plurality of chemical sensors is configured to detect a different chemical, determining a cross-sensitivity pattern from one or more unmeasured chemicals in the plurality of sensor readings, comparing the cross-sensitivity pattern with one or more known chemical patterns, determining that the cross-sensitivity pattern matches at least one of the one or more known chemical patterns that correspond to one or more chemicals, and identifying one or more unmeasured chemicals based on determining that the cross-sensitivity pattern matches the at least one of the one or more known chemical patterns.

System for integrating multiple chemical sensor data to detect an unmeasured compound

A method of limiting noise damage to an individual includes receiving, by an ototoxicity application stored in a non-transitory memory and executed on a processor, a first individual exposure level to a first oto-toxic condition in an area, correlating the first individual exposure level to an ototoxic effect, determining a noise level threshold based on the correlating, receiving a noise level exposure in the area, comparing the noise level threshold with the noise level exposure, and sending an alert when the noise level exposure exceeds the noise level threshold. The noise level threshold is below a standard noise level threshold.

Multi-sensor input analysis for improved safety

A method of limiting noise damage to an individual includes receiving, by an ototoxicity application stored in a non-transitory memory and executed on a processor, a first individual exposure level to a first ototoxic condition in an area, correlating the first individual exposure level to an ototoxic effect, determining a noise level threshold based on the correlating, receiving a noise level exposure in the area, comparing the noise level threshold with the noise level exposure, and sending an alert when the noise level exposure exceeds the noise level threshold. The noise level threshold is below a standard noise level threshold.

In an embodiment, an apparatus (e.g., a gas detection device) includes a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), one or more radio modems with a switching network. The housing includes a conductive cover and the cover plays as an antenna. The PCB may be fixed in the housing and includes a ground plane and a plurality of conductive feeds. Each feed are vertically mounted directly or indirectly on the PCB. When the cover is attached to the housing, each of the feeds electrically contact a respective connection point on the antenna. The switching network is to configure which feed should be connected to the radio modem. A extra grounding resistor is mounted or not to change antenna type to enhance the performance of antenna.

Multi-feeds metal cover antenna for gas detection devices

A seeding machine includes a main frame, and a row unit coupled to the main frame. The row unit has a row unit frame, a gauge wheel coupled to the row unit frame, and a furrow opener coupled to the row unit frame, the furrow opener having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and moves soil. The row unit also includes a furrow closer, the furrow closer having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and presses soil. The seeding machine also includes a downforce adjustment system for adjusting an amount of downforce applied to the row unit, the downforce adjustment system including a moisture sensor, a controller configured to receive a signal from the moisture sensor, and an actuator configured to change the amount of downforce applied to the row unit based on the signal received by the controller.

Soil moisture-based planter downforce control

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to systems and methods for isolating a base station beacon and gas reading transmission channel(s) based on a single radio wireless gas detection system. A gas detector may communicate on a first channel (e.g. a beacon channel) constantly listening to the base station beacon information. At a pre-defined interval (e.g. every 60 seconds), the gas detector radio may switch to a second channel (e.g. a data channel) to transmit gas reading data as well as the base station information to a central server. Software on the server may complete a triangulation algorithm to determine the location of the gas detector, using information obtained by the detector from the beacons.

Wireless mesh network gas detection real time location system

Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for communication between one or more personal protection equipment (PPE) devices, a mobile device, and a central monitoring station. Personnel may wear PPE devices for detection and communication. These portable devices may communicate wirelessly, over a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, via Bluetooth, or another wireless connection. Systems may include a smartphone application operable to receive and combine information from each of the PPE devices. The application may also display the information to the user. In some embodiments, the application may transfer the data to a cloud storage network via a cellular network. Additionally, the application may communicate the combined data from all of the PPE devices to the central monitoring station.

Safety communicator&#x2014;convergence of body vitals and toxic gas parameters into smartphone app to enhance safety monitoring

A variable is sensed that is indicative of a performance of a machine. A rate of change of the sensed variable is determined, and a control signal is generated for controlling an agricultural vehicle, based upon the rate of change in the value of the sensed variable.

Controlling an agricultural vehicle based on sensed inputs

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Rockford, IL, United States of America

James Z Liu