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Patent No.:

US 12414489 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2021

Vision system

Applicant:

Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas Winkler, Gurnee, IL (US);

Jason J. Stoller, Eureka, IL (US);

Assignee:

PRECISION PLANTING LLC, Tremont, IL (US);

Attorneys:

AGCO Corporation, IP Legal

MICHAEL MORGAN

JEFFREY ELLSWORTH

MATTHEW HARLOW

NATHAN WHITLOCK

KYLE WOODHOUSE

Primary Examiner:

Mussa A Shaawat

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/02 (2024.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01); A01C 23/04 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/08 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); A01B 69/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 69/001 (2013.01); A01C 23/042 (2013.01); A01M 7/0057 (2013.01); A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); A01M 7/0092 (2013.01); B05B 12/082 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); A01B 69/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system comprising a boom, a plurality of nozzles disposed along the boom, a light disposed on the boom to illuminate a spray pattern from at least one nozzle, a camera disposed on the boom to capture a first image of a spray from the at least one nozzle at a first time and a second image of no spray from the at least one nozzle at a second time, and a processor to calculate a difference between the first time and second time to determine a pulse width modulation of the at least one nozzle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Winkler, Nicholas. (2025). Vision system (U.S. Patent No. 12414489). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12414489

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