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Duane Needham
Also filed as: NEEDHAM DUANE · NEEDHAM DUANE LEE
23 granted patents·4 pending applications·678 citations·filing 2001–2025
96Inventor score
Files withCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC17BONSAI ROBOTICS INC2GRIMM JEFF2ORCHARD MACHINERY CORP2UNIV OKLAHOMA STATE2
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27 records- 0198US10058879B2System and methods for estimating fluid flow based on valve closure timeCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 28, 2018·18 cites·23 claims
- 0298US7502665B2Networked diagnostic and control system for dispensing apparatusCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 10, 2009·98 cites·50 claims
- 0397US11659828B2Systems and methods for fluid application including sectioned spray boom and section control valves for sectional pressure controlCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 30, 2023·5 cites·19 claims
- 0497US7826930B2Networked diagnostic and control system for dispensing apparatusCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 2, 2010·44 cites·15 claims
- 0597US6596996B1Optical spectral reflectance sensor and controllerUNIV OKLAHOMA STATE·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·164 cites·7 claims
- 0695US9635848B2Spray system with speed-based pressure controller and method of controlling sameCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 2, 2017·35 cites·18 claims
- 0795US8523085B2Method and system to control flow from individual nozzles while controlling overall system flow and pressureGRIMM JEFF·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 3, 2013·68 cites·19 claims
- 0895US8191795B2Method and system to control flow from individual nozzles while controlling overall system flow and pressureGRIMM JEFF·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·124 cites·40 claims
- 0995US7742842B2Networked diagnostic and control system for dispensing apparatusCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 22, 2010·51 cites·15 claims
- 1092US11241706B2Systems and methods for controlling operation of a valveCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 1192US9435458B2Electrically actuated valve for control of instantaneous pressure drop and cyclic durations of flowNEEDHAM DUANE·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 6, 2016·29 cites·27 claims
- 1286US12240605B2Systems and methods to control aerial distribution of materialsCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 1384US11247777B2Systems and methods to control aerial distribution of materialsCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 1483US6855933B2Optical spectral reflectance sensor and controllerUNIV OKLAHOMA STATE·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·25 cites·10 claims
- 1581US2025242912A1Systems and methods to control distribution of materialsCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1680US2024316576A1Drive circuit for estimating fluid flow based on valve closure timeCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1779US11506228B2System and method for energizing a solenoid coil for fast solenoid actuationCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·1 cites·27 claims
- 1877US11904333B2Systems and methods for controlling operation of a valveCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1976US11998934B2Drive circuit for estimating fluid flow based on valve closure time and fluid application system including sameCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 4, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 2073US11851184B2Systems and methods to control aerial distribution of materialsCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2173US10178830B2Tree location sensing system and process for agricultural tree harvestingORCHARD MACHINERY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 15, 2019·4 cites·9 claims
- 2273US9485912B2Tree location sensing system for agricultural tree harvestersORCHARD MACHINERY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·4 cites·17 claims
- 2373US2025384517A1Generating Three-Dimensional Graphical Data Based on Two-Dimensional Monocular Camera Sensor DataBONSAI ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2470US10371277B2Methods for controlling operation of a valveCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·1 cites·18 claims
- 2565US10953414B2System and methods for estimating fluid flow based on valve closure timeCAPSTAN AG SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 23, 2021·0 cites·7 claims
- 2663US12423768B2Generating three-dimensional graphical data based on two-dimensional monocular camera sensor dataBONSAI ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2750US2008230624A1Electronic actuator for simultaneous liquid flowrate and pressure control of sprayersUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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