US Patent Issued to Deere & Co., Iowa State University Research Foundation on April 29 for "Sensor fusion system for improved accumulator fill level in a harvester vehicle" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,284,942, issued on April 29, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.) and Iowa State University Research Foundation (Ames, Iowa).

"Sensor fusion system for improved accumulator fill level in a harvester vehicle" was invented by Jeffrey S. Wigdahl (Ames, Iowa), Jeffrey C. Askey (Boone, Iowa), Mark A. Cracraft (Johnston, Iowa), Robert R. Carlson (Slater, Iowa) and Grant W. Mandernach (Polk City, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a harvester vehicle that includes a crop processing system comprising at least an accumulator and a round module builder. The harvester vehicle has a feedb...