US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on July 14 for "Selective capture of work machine productivity factors based on work state estimation" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,695, issued on July 14, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Selective capture of work machine productivity factors based on work state estimation" was invented by Samantha F. Echaves (Dubuque, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented system and method are provided for state-based payload capture by a work machine comprising ground engaging units supporting a frame, and a work implement moveable with respect to the frame for loading and unloading payloads. At least a first set of sensors associated with the work machine are used to detect event-based transitions between work states in a defined work cycle ha...