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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023

Filed:

May. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

David V. Rotole, Bloomfield, IA (US);

Devin M. Franzen, Fort Atkinson, IA (US);

Assignee:

DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A01F 15/07 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01F 22/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/952 (2006.01); A01F 15/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); A01F 15/071 (2013.01); A01F 15/0715 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01F 22/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 21/952 (2013.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); A01F 15/0833 (2013.01); A01F 2015/076 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8466 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8887 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01);
Abstract

A bale monitoring system includes an imaging device that is operable to capture a stereoscopic image of a bale. A computing compares the stereoscopic image of the bale to a three-dimensional standard to identify a deviation of the bale from the three-dimensional standard. The computing device may then assign the bale a shape quality score based on the deviation of the bale from the three-dimensional standard. The shape quality score may indicate a magnitude of the deviation of the bale from the three-dimensional standard. Additionally, the stereoscopic image may be analyzed to identify characteristics of the bale, such as a broken wrap material or an improperly formed bale.


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