Gregory D Chiocco

8494726, Jul 23, 2013

May 16, 2011

13/108826

John W Peake - Mountain View CA, US
Gurcan Aral - Cupertino CA, US
Gregory D Chiocco - Sunnyvale CA, US

Trimble Navigation Ltd. - Sunnyvale CA

G01C 21/00

701 50, 701 23, 701468, 701466

Predictive tractor path adjustments improve implement tracking performance by enabling agricultural autopilots to anticipate the effect of curves, slopes, changing soil conditions and other influences.

8504252, Aug 6, 2013

Oct 11, 2010

12/902013

Jeffrey Allen Hamilton - Broomfield CO, US
Gregory D. Chiocco - Sunnyvale CA, US

Trimble Navigation Limited - Sunnyvale CA

G06F 7/70

701 50

Novel tools and techniques to enhance and/or facilitate the collection, tracking, and/or verification of greenhouse gas emissions and/or savings, particularly (but not exclusively) in agricultural applications. Some tools, for example, can assist in the verification of carbon credits that may result from conservation tilling activities. Other embodiments can track greenhouse gas emissions that result from agricultural activities, including without limitation the application of pesticides, fertilizers, and/or other agricultural chemicals.

8515626, Aug 20, 2013

Jul 22, 2008

12/177777

Gregory Daniel Chiocco - Sunnyvale CA, US

Trimble Navigation Limited - Sunnyvale CA

A01B 76/00

701 50, 701 41, 701 314, 340588, 340990, 172 1, 172 2

System and method for providing guidance control for machines. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an implement, by a guidance controller, coupled to a machine. The method may further include determining a characteristic of the implement which affects a control setting of the machine, configuring the control setting of the machine by the guidance controller based, at least in part, on the characteristic of the implement and controlling operation of the machine based on the control setting.

8534640, Sep 17, 2013

Jul 28, 2008

12/180765

Martin Winistoerfer - Hinterforst, CH
Gregory D. Chiocco - Sunnyvale CA, US

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. - Livermore CA

F16K 31/05
F16K 31/46

25112904, 25112903

A valve switch unit has a detector configured to detect an input, such as current, from a machine controller. The valve switch unit also has a switching circuit configured to switch control of the one or more valves an automatic controller to the machine controller if the input from the machine controller exceeds a predetermined threshold. When the current detected exceeds the predetermined threshold, the circuit switches control from the automatic controller to the machine controller. In a similar fashion, when the current falls below the predetermined threshold, the circuit switches control back to the automatic controller.

20100023222, Jan 28, 2010

Jul 22, 2008

12/177785

Gregory Daniel CHIOCCO - Sunnyvale CA, US

Trimble Navigation Limited - Sunnyvale CA

G06F 19/00
G01C 25/00
G01C 21/20

701 44, 701 50, 701213, 701207

System and method for location based configuration of guidance controllers for machines. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an implement, by a guidance controller, coupled to a machine. The method may further include detecting location data for the machine by the guidance controller, determining a characteristic of the location which affects a calibration parameter of the guidance controller, configuring the calibration parameter of the guidance controller based, at least in part, on the characteristic of the location, and controlling operation of the machine and implement based on the calibration parameter.

20100023229, Jan 28, 2010

Jul 22, 2008

12/177772

Gregory Daniel CHIOCCO - Sunnyvale CA, US

Trimble Navigation Limited - Sunnyvale CA

G05D 1/00

701 50

System and method for configuring guidance controllers. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an implement, by a guidance controller, coupled to a machine. The method may further include determining a characteristic of the implement which affects a calibration parameter of the guidance controller and configuring the calibration parameter of the guidance controller based, at least in part, on the characteristic of the implement. An operational path of the machine may be controlled based on the calibration parameter.

20130289833, Oct 31, 2013

Jun 26, 2013

13/927877

John W. Peake - Mountain View CA, US
Gurcan Aral - Cupertino CA, US
Gregory D. Chiocco - Sunnyvale CA, US

TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD. - Sunnyvale CA

A01M 7/00

701 50

Predictive tractor path adjustments improve implement tracking performance by enabling agricultural autopilots to anticipate the effect of curves, slopes, changing soil conditions and other influences.

20140070019, Mar 13, 2014

Sep 7, 2012

13/607406

Gregory Daniel CHIOCCO - Sunnyvale CA, US
Gurcan ARAL - Cupertino CA, US

A01G 25/16

239 11, 239723

In embodiments, an application vehicle includes an application system for applying a product during an agricultural application. The application system (used in conjunction with the application vehicle) includes a priming module that determines a priming location. When the application vehicle is in proximity to the priming location, the priming module primes aspects of the application system so that it is ready to apply the product when the application vehicle reaches a region in which the product is to be applied.