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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026

Filed:

May. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kalida, OH (US);

Inventors:

Michael D. Van Mill, Shell Rock, IA (US);

Christopher M. Self, Aplington, IA (US);

Ronald J. Schlimgen, Shell Rock, IA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01D 90/00 (2006.01); A01D 90/10 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01S 19/00 (2010.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); A01D 90/10 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for automated cart operation. The automated cart operation may include determining whether a container is full at a first unloading location and, if so, moving the cart from the first unloading location to a second unloading location. The automated cart operation may include moving the cart to a container, determining whether the cart is near the container, and, if the cart is determined to be near the container, stopping the cart. The automated cart operation may include determining a route from a current location to the location of a farm implement that avoids one or more permanent obstacles and areas of the field that have not been harvested and moving the cart to the farm implement on the determined route.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Van Mill, Michael. (2026). Automated cart operation (U.S. Patent No. 12717327). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12717327

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