Patents
US 12353210 B2: Apparatus, systems and methods for automated navigation of agricultural equipment
- Granted
- 2025-07-08
- Filed
- 2020-07-27 application 16939785
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to the system and methods for generating a guidance path for automated navigation of large agricultural equipment. Vehicle path data from leading vehicles can be recorded, stored or inputted into the system for generation of guidance paths offset from the swaths traversed by the leading vehicle. Combines, planters sprayers and other vehicles utilizing guidance system can be used to record leading vehicle data for use by the following vehicle in real time or in subsequent cycles. Enterprise systems can manage multiple grain carts and/or combines or other vehicles to maximize efficiency.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250708.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag Leader Technology 73 patents | US company or organization | Ames, IA | AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY INC State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David James Wilson | Prairie City, IA | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adam Fett | Nevada, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Caleb Huitt | Story City, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| A J Steenhoek | Mingo, IA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kolton Rottink | Santa Clarita, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mitchell Freshour | Urbandale, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nate Mohling | Ankeny, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ryan Kool | Elkhart, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Schulteis | Story City, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bill Cran | Ames, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joe Holoubek | Ames, IA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Luke Call | Ames, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mike Myers | Madison, WI | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05D | Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables | G05D1/0214 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01B | Soil working in agriculture or forestry; parts, details, or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general | A01B69/008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K35/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60Q | Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general | B60Q9/008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WILSON, DAVID signed 2019-08-07 FETT, ADAM signed 2019-08-07 HUITT, CALEB signed 2019-08-07 STEENHOEK, AJ signed 2019-08-07 ROTTINK, KOLTON signed 2019-08-13 FRESHOUR, MITCHELL signed 2019-08-07 MOHLING, NATE signed 2019-08-07 KOOL, RYAN signed 2019-08-07 SCHULTEIS, STEVE signed 2019-08-07 CRAN, BILL signed 2019-08-07 HOLOUBEK, JOE signed 2019-08-07 CALL, LUKE signed 2019-08-07 MYERS, MIKE signed 2019-08-08 | AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY AMES, IA | 53320/74 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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