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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
James William Riesterer, Pleasant Hill, IA (US);
Mark A. Cracraft, Johnston, IA (US);
Jeffrey S. Wigdahl, Ames, IA (US);
Jerry B. Hall, Johnston, IA (US);
Terence D. Pickett, Waukee, IA (US);
Daniel R. Smith, Ankeny, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 89/00 (2006.01); A01F 15/08 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); D06M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/08 (2013.01); D06M 15/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
As a module is formed, characteristics of the module are sensed by the module forming machine. A module record is generated that includes a module identifier, a module location, and one or more sensed characteristics. The module record is output for use by other machines or systems.