Granted Patent B2

US 12,342,755 · App. 18/382,991 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventors: Michael D. Van Mill (Shell Rock, IA); Shawn W. Gerdeman (Delphos, OH); Ronald J. Schlimgen (Shell Rock, IA)

Assignee: UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

A01D41/127A01D90/10G05B19/409G05B19/416G05B2219/37095G05B2219/45017

Abstract

Claims (8)

1. A system for unloading of a mobile farm implement, the system comprising:

the mobile farm implement including a container and an auger, wherein the auger includes an auger spout;

a door controller configured to at least one of open and close a door of the container of the mobile farm implement so as to thereby operate said door;

a power takeoff sensor configured to measure a rotational speed of a power takeoff; and

a control device including a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions, wherein the control device is connected to the power takeoff sensor and to the door controller, and wherein the control device is configured to:

make a determination as to whether the measured rotational speed of the power takeoff is above a first power takeoff rotational speed threshold, and to operate said door based on said determination.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a material sensor configured to measure a weight of material held by the container of the mobile farm implement, and said control device is further configured to determine whether the measured weight of material held by the container of the mobile farm implement is below a material threshold.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the control device is further configured to at least one of: I) cause an auger arm controller to fold or unfold an auger of the mobile farm implement, and II) cause a door controller to open or close a door of the container of the mobile farm implement, based on whether the measured weight of material held by the container of the mobile farm implement is below the material threshold.

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