Patents
US 12714023 B2: Cross track error sensor and related devices, systems, and methods
- Granted
- 2026-08-25
- Filed
- 2023-03-02 application 18116714
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for determining cross track error, comprising calibrating a stalk sensor with two or more set points, detecting plant stalks by the stalk sensor, measuring a stalk angle for each plant stalk, and measuring presence and amount of cross track error based on the stalk angle.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 (ipgb20260825.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 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Zielke | Huxley, IA | 26 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 | |
| Scott Eichhorn | Ames, IA | 15 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D41/1278 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
| G01D | Measuring not specially adapted for a specific variable; arrangements for measuring two or more variables not covered in a single other subclass; tariff metering apparatus; measuring or testing not otherwise provided for | G01D5/145 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZIELKE, ROGER signed 2023-05-11 EICHHORN, SCOTT signed 2023-05-11 | AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY AMES, IA | 63674/91 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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