Honeywell International Inc.

Deere + Company

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Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Alliant Techsystems Inc.

Rhodes, Michael L.

Michael L Rhodes

Noel Wayne Anderson

Nikolai R Tevs

Brian C Krafthefer

Gregory Edward Stewart

Jeffrey Scott Puhalla

Aziz Rahman

James Z T Liu

Elijah Beckham Garner

Gurmukh H Advani

Cary S Hubner

Tariq Samad

Philip Zumsteg

Hongbin Ma

Adam Dewey McBrady

Syed M Shahed

Soumitri N Kolavennu

Gregory James Hampson

Jan Jelinek

Dnyanesh Dhobale

Robert E Higashi

James Z Liu

Brij N Singh

Jeffrey Scott Wigdahl

Kevin Park Cowles

Kartheek Karna

Francesco Borrelli

Vladimir Havlena

David B Kittelson

Vicraj T Thomas

Alexander M Mork

David B Kittleson

Matthew Brian Below

Roland Andrew Wood

J David Zook

James Joseph Phelan

Larry Lee Hendrickson

Mark R Underwood

Fouad Nusseibeh

Joseph Z Lu

Graeme Jarvis

Alex Gu

Thomas George Stratton

Jay R Goetz

Matt D Bartelson

Long Xuan Nguyen

Peter L Reutiman

Kin Ming Kwan

Scott C Johnson

Robert J White

Jerry Bob Hall

Terry Marta

Howard B French

Andrzej Kozicki

Bradford P Packer

Russell H Montgomery

Brian J Booth

Roger D Holstein

Andrew Schefter

Peter J M Kroot

Clayton S Morton

James A Chambers

Keith Hieber

Nicolaus Hudson

Ryan A Stieg

Alex Freeman

Hogbin Ma

Jeff Boehler

Andy C Locken

Andrze J Kozicki

Lubmir Baramov

Michael Tuchscherer

Jefrey S Wigdahl

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Soumitri N c/o Honeywell Int Inc Kolavennu

Borrelli Francesco

Samad Tariq

The A Quick Connect Valve Testing and Tune-up Setup for Valves at a Nuclear Power Plant Claim. A Quick Connect Valve Testing and Tune-up Setup for Valves at a Nuclear Power Plant comprises a permanent on/off valve and compression fitting setup proximal a valves input or outputs for valves which required periodic calibration, testing or tune-up. The permanent setup eliminates the disconnecting and damaging removal of existing tubing connections at the valve when calibration, testing or tune-up is performed.

Quick connect valve testing and tune-up setup for valves at a nuclear power plant

An assembly for transferring electrical energy comprises a stator. A rotor is separated from the stator for relative rotation with respect to the stator. An axial gap is defined between the rotor and the stator. A transmitter is associated with or on the stator, where the transmitter is configured to transmit an alternating current (AC) wireless signal. An annular clamp comprises a first semi-elliptical portion and a second semi-elliptical portion that define an opening for receipt of the rotor. The annular clamp has fasteners to secure the first semi-elliptical portion to the second semi-elliptical portion about the rotor. A receiver is associated with of the annular clamp.

Assembly for contactless transfer of electrical energy to a rotor

A sensing system comprises a mechanical component that is subject to an applied force. The mechanical component has an outer surface with bores. A concentrator is connected to the mechanical component via fasteners that pass through openings that align with the bores. The concentrator comprises a central neck portion with an elevated pedestal, a first extremity region extending outwardly away from the central neck portion and a second extremity region opposite the first extremity region. The second extremity region extends outwardly away from the central neck portion. A strain sensor is mounted on or coupled to the concentrator to transmit the applied force from the mechanical component via or through the concentrator to the mechanical component.

Sensing system having a concentrator for sensing force applied to a mechanical component

An example monitoring device for monitoring crop yield is mounted to a housing of a grain elevator of an agricultural work machine proximate a crop conveyor assembly arranged in the housing and has at least one aperture formed therein. A material engagement member is arranged on the mounting structure and is pivotal with respect to the mounting structure about a pivot point. The material engagement member can comprise a first end and a second end opposite of the first end. At least one rotational sensor is arranged in the monitoring device and is configured to detect spatial movement or position of the material engagement member. A processing device is coupled to the at least one rotational sensor and is configured to determine an aggregate crop yield based on the detected rotational magnitude of the displacement of the first end or second end.

Monitoring device for monitoring crop yield

A first source of an electromagnetic signal is configured to illuminate or radiate the evaluation channel through which a series of particular seeds pass. For example, the electromagnetic signal comprises a pulse with at a primary reference phase and primary reference magnitude. A first receiver of the electromagnetic signal comprises a detector to determine or identify a first seed-related characteristic (e.g., first seed characteristic) based on an observed primary phase and an observed primary magnitude. For instance, a seed treatment device is configured to treat or spray discharged particular seed with a seed treatment based on the estimated characteristic, or to reject non-conforming seeds that do not meet seed specifications.

System and method for detecting viability of seeds

A system for re-calibrating a machine includes an arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The arm is configured to be coupled to a frame of the machine and to move within a range of motion during an active state of the machine. The system includes a target element on the first end of the arm, the target element including an outer surface and a projection extending away from the outer surface. A portion of the outer surface defines an eccentric surface along the target element. The system includes a magnetic field sensor coupled to the frame and configured such that the sensor is operable to detect the projection 1) in response to the arm being positioned outside of the range of motion and concurrently 2) when the machine is not in the active state.

Depth sensing with absolute position and temperature compensation

A medical scope device such as an endoscope is produced using a cast aluminum process including a molten casting aluminum alloy including a maximum of 0.2-0.3% Si and at least 5% Zn. The process includes providing an investment casting mold, casting the aluminum alloy in the mold to create a component and removing the mold from the component, post-machining the component to meet a desired specification, and after post-machining the component, performing surface finishing, such as centrifugal barrel finishing (CBF) sufficient to remove impurities on casting surfaces by 2-3 mils, then coating the component with a micro-crystalline aluminum anodic coating of at least 0.5 mil thickness. A medical scope and product-by-process is also provided employing such techniques.

Medical device and method of manufacture yielding medical devices with consistent surface features

Work machines, drive assemblies for work machines, and methods of measuring torque of a driven component of a work machine are disclosed herein. A work machine includes a frame structure, a rotational power source supported by the frame structure, and a driven component supported by the frame structure that is coupled to the rotational power source to receive rotational power therefrom in use of the work machine. The driven component extends between a first end and a second end arranged opposite the first end. Additionally, the work machine includes a first encoder system coupled to the first end of the driven component, a second encoder system coupled to the second end of the driven component, and a control system supported by the frame structure that includes a controller communicatively coupled to the first encoder system and the second encoder system.

Work machines incorporating encoder systems, drive assemblies therefor, and methods of measuring torque using encoder systems

A device for detecting wear of a wear member composed of electrically resistive material. The wear member comprises at least two electrodes separated from each other, where each electrode overlies, or is embedded in, an outer surface of the electrically resistive material. One of the electrodes is connected to a resistor at a measurement node to form a resistive voltage divider. A voltage measurement device measures a change in voltage at the measurement node, where the change is voltage is indicative of the degree of removal of resistive material from a face of the wear member and where the change in voltage is continuously variable and not limited to discrete wear levels.

Device for detecting wear of replacable components

Device for detecting wear of replaceable components

An agricultural machine includes a frame, an arm pivotally coupled to the frame at a first end of the arm, and a target element on the first end of the arm. The target element is configured to rotate with the arm, and includes an outer surface and a projection extending away from the outer surface. The agricultural machine also includes a first sensor fixed to the frame. The first sensor is configured to detect the outer surface. The agricultural machine also includes a second sensor fixed to the frame. The second sensor is configured to detect the projection.

A sensing system for obtaining a gradient of soil properties in real-time as a function of soil depth is disclosed herein. The sensing system includes a support structure coupled to an agricultural implement and which is rotatable about a rotational axis relative to a frame of the agricultural implement. A sensor is arranged on a surface of the support structure and configured to generate an output signal indicative of the measured soil property based on a sensed a capacitance change corresponding to a change in a dielectric property of a measured soil sample with which the sensor interacts. A measuring unit is coupled to the at least one sensor and processes the output signal generated by the at least one sensor to generate a gradient profile of the soil properties in real-time as a function of one or more depths for display on a user interface.

Sensing system for measuring soil properties in real time

A first conductor is embedded in the first dielectric layer to a first wear depth, where the first wear depth is associated with a first threshold wear level. A second dielectric layer overlies the first dielectric layer to a second wear depth. The second wear depth is associated with a second threshold wear level greater than the first threshold wear level. A second conductor is embedded in the second dielectric layer and separate from the first conductor. An indicator is adapted to indicate whether the wear plate is the first threshold wear level or the second threshold wear level.

Device for detecting a wear level of a wear plate

A seed positioning device, a seed dispensing system, and a method of positioning a plurality of seeds may include an axially extending housing member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The seed positioning device further includes a seed positioning member extending axially through the housing member and being configured to transfer a plurality of seeds between the upper portion of the housing member and the lower portion of the housing member and position the plurality of seeds by centrifugal force.

Seed positioning device, seed dispensing system, and method of dispensing seed

A row unit for a seeding machine. The row unit includes a frame, a furrow opener coupled to the frame, and a position sensor assembly having a position sensor configured to detect wear of the furrow opener.

Planter row unit furrow depth sensing apparatus and method

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Richfield, MN, United States of America

Michael L Rhodes