US Patent Issued to DEERE & Co. on April 21 for "Machine damage avoidance using vision system integration" (Wisconsin, Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,986, issued on April 21, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Machine damage avoidance using vision system integration" was invented by Aaron R. Kenkel (Hazel Green, Wis.) and Giovanni A. Wuisan (Epworth, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine includes an implement that carries an object. A vision system detects the endpoints of the object relative to the implement and provides those endpoints to a damage avoidance control system. The damage avoidance control system generates control signals to avoid a collision between the object and a part of the work machine."

The patent was filed on Aug. 21, 2024, under ...