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Christopher A. Foster
Also filed as: FOSTER CHRISTOPHER · FOSTER CHRISTOPHER A · FOSTER CHRISTOPHER ALAN
105 granted patents·15 pending applications·1,137 citations·filing 1975–2023
99Inventor score
Files withCNH IND AMERICA LLC71CNH AMERICA LLC14FOSTER CHRISTOPHER A8SMITH KEVIN M4POSSELIUS JOHN HENRY3
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120 records- 0198US9529364B2System for coordinating agricultural vehicle control for loading a truckCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 27, 2016·91 cites·19 claims
- 0298US8145393B2System and method employing short range communications for interactively coordinating unloading operations between a harvester and a grain transportFOSTER CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 27, 2012·148 cites·25 claims
- 0397US10479354B2Obstacle detection system for a work vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 19, 2019·37 cites·20 claims
- 0496US10251329B2Planning and control of autonomous agricultural operationsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·25 cites·19 claims
- 0596US10152891B2System for avoiding collisions between autonomous vehicles conducting agricultural operationsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 11, 2018·25 cites·20 claims
- 0695US10394238B2Multi-mode mission planning and optimization for autonomous agricultural vehiclesCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·16 cites·19 claims
- 0795US9014901B2System and method for trajectory control of a transport vehicle used with a harvesterWANG GUOPING·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·89 cites·20 claims
- 0894US10143126B2Planning and control of autonomous agricultural operationsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·15 cites·17 claims
- 0994US9560808B2System for controlling bale forming and wrapping operationsFOSTER CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 7, 2017·9 cites·16 claims
- 1094US8700270B2System and method for determining drawbar force magnitude and directionFOSTER CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·21 cites·20 claims
- 1193US10005500B2Operator station for an autonomous work vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 26, 2018·11 cites·16 claims
- 1293US8776679B1Semi-automatic bale ejection sequenceCNH CANADA LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 15, 2014·16 cites·23 claims
- 1393US8280595B2System and method employing short range communications for communicating and exchanging operational and logistical status information among a plurality of agricultural machinesFOSTER CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 2, 2012·39 cites·25 claims
- 1492US10188024B2System for conducting an agricultural operation using an autonomous vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·12 cites·19 claims
- 1592US10053100B2Slip control system for an off-road vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·11 cites·8 claims
- 1692US7437866B2Sensor for bale shape monitoring in round balersCNH AMERICA LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 21, 2008·24 cites·20 claims
- 1791US10314224B2Multiple harvester plannerAUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·7 cites·15 claims
- 1891US9849828B2Status indicator for an autonomous agricultural vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·12 cites·20 claims
- 1991US8516954B2Method of tagging square balesSMITH KEVIN M·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 27, 2013·12 cites·12 claims
- 2090US9420744B2Hydraulic system for collecting crop grain and crop residue in a single passCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 23, 2016·7 cites·16 claims
- 2189US11357153B2System and method for determining soil clod size using captured images of a fieldCNH IND CANADA LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·6 cites·19 claims
- 2289US10448555B2System and method for scouting vehicle mappingCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 2389US10188021B2Path planning system for autonomous off-road vehiclesCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 2489US9983589B2Bump detection and effect reduction in autonomous systemsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 29, 2018·10 cites·20 claims
- 2588US8126620B2Grain transfer control system and methodRINGWALD JUSTIN R·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 28, 2012·35 cites·20 claims
- 2688US7512460B2Valve calibration routineCNH AMERICA LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 31, 2009·15 cites·10 claims
- 2788US4724677AContinuous cryopump with a device for regenerating the cryosurfaceFOSTER CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 1986·Granted Feb 16, 1988·51 cites·19 claims
- 2887US10010021B2Equipment library for command and control softwareCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 3, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 2987US9952596B2System and method for autonomous vehicle communications protocolsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·6 cites·17 claims
- 3086US10821829B2Control interface on an autonomous work vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 3, 2020·12 cites·20 claims
- 3186US9819925B2Stereo vision for sensing vehicles operating environmentCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·8 cites·15 claims
- 3286US9527211B2Control architecture for multi-robot systemCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 27, 2016·30 cites·20 claims
- 3386US8451139B2System and method for coordinating harvester and transport vehicle unloading operationsMORSELLI RICCARDO·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·17 cites·19 claims
- 3485US10729055B2System and method for determining swath connectionsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 4, 2020·6 cites·12 claims
- 3585US10595455B2Planning system for an autonomous work vehicle systemCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 3685US10583832B2Obstacle detection system for a work vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 10, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 3785US7549287B2Hydrostatic auto/manual speed controlCNH AMERICA LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 23, 2009·12 cites·14 claims
- 3884US10372126B2Dynamic in-cabin autonomous vehicle control systemsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 3983US7513521B2Suspended drawbar control with selectable operating modesCNH AMERICA LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·17 cites·32 claims
- 4082US11006564B2Path planning system for autonomous off-road vehiclesCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·3 cites·16 claims
- 4182US10412893B2Harvesting method using unmanned agricultural work vehiclesCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 17, 2019·6 cites·10 claims
- 4281US11169689B2Autonomous agricultural system user interface interlockCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 9, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4381US10649457B2System and method for autonomous vehicle system planningCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 12, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 4480US9560735B1Planar graphene semi-cyclotronsUS NAVY·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 31, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4580US8942897B2System and method for determining a location of an unloaded unit of agricultural product and locating a desired unit of agricultural productCNH AMERICA LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 4679US9801331B2Interactive gauge control system and method for agricultural systemsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 4778US11500379B2Multipurpose agricultural vehicleCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 15, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 4878US11076626B2System and method for distributing and compressing crop material for ensilageCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 3, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 4978US10459447B2System and method for generating partitioned swathsCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 29, 2019·4 cites·10 claims
- 5078US9642311B2Arrangement and control of precompression rolls in balersCNH IND AMERICA LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 9, 2017·5 cites·12 claims
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