Silbernagel, US
Carl Silbernagel, Rhinelander, WI US
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20150020721 | PLANTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PLANTER WITH INDIVIDUAL METER CONTROL - A planter is described which utilizes individual seed meter motor drives at each row unit. motor controllers control each seed meter drive motor. Each individual row seed meter can be individually started, stopped and operated at a unique rate. Prior to planting, the meters can be operated to fill the meters and ensure that the meters are primed and ready to start dropping seed as soon as the planter begins operation to plant seed. When a seed delivery system is used with each meter to move seed from the meter to the soil, the delivery system is also primed with seed before operation of the planter. | 01-22-2015 |
Carl Silbernagel, Moline, IL US
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20120266795 | PLANTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PLANTER WITH INDIVIDUAL METER CONTROL - A planter is described which utilizes individual seed meter motor drives at each row unit. motor controllers control each seed meter drive motor. Each individual row seed meter can be individually started, stopped and operated at a unique rate. Prior to planting, the meters can be operated to fill the meters and ensure that the meters are primed and ready to start dropping seed as soon as the planter begins operation to plant seed. When a seed delivery system is used with each meter to move seed from the meter to the soil, the delivery system is also primed with seed before operation of the planter. | 10-25-2012 |
Carl S. Silbernagel, Fort Mill, SC US
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20090277743 | STALL DETECTION SYSTEM FOR MOWER BLADE CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT - A stall detection system for mower blade clutch engagement determines if there is a stall condition by sensing one or more operating conditions such as engine deceleration or blade spindle rotation. If a stall condition is detected, a microcontroller shuts off actuating current to the electric clutch coil and automatically disengages or discontinues engagement of the clutch. The microcontroller may also provide a signal to inform the operator of the stall condition, and prevent repeated activation of the clutch until the stall condition is corrected. | 11-12-2009 |
20100005768 | ADAPTIVE SOFT START SYSTEM FOR MOWER BLADE CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT - An adaptive soft start system for mower blade clutch engagement includes an engine speed sensor providing engine speed inputs to a microcontroller that provides electrical power to an electromagnetic clutch for engaging an engine to at least one mower blade. The microcontroller repeatedly computes the rate of change of engine speed during mower blade clutch engagement and modulates the electrical power to the electromagnetic clutch each time the rate of change of engine speed is outside minimum or maximum thresholds. | 01-14-2010 |
Carl Steven Silbernagel, Fort Mill, SC US
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20080196377 | HEIGHT OF CUT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR REEL MOWER - A height of cut adjustment system for a reel type grass cutting unit includes adjustment screw mechanisms mounted at each corner of the cutting unit. Linkages between the adjustment screw mechanisms permit driving all of the adjustment screw mechanisms synchronously from a single adjustment point to change the cutting height. The linkages may be worm gear drives or other mechanical linkages. | 08-21-2008 |
20090235627 | ELECTRONIC ENGINE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GRASS MOWING MACHINE - An electronic engine speed control system for a grass mowing machine powered by an internal combustion engine includes a microcontroller providing an output signal to an engine speed actuator for the engine, a pedal position sensor connected to a foot pedal and providing a voltage input signal to the microcontroller based on the position of the foot pedal, a PTO clutch switch providing a signal input to the microcontroller indicating if a PTO clutch is engaged, and a lever position sensor connected to a hand lever and having a range of positions including an Automatic mode position and a plurality of Manual mode positions. The hand lever position sensor provides a voltage input signal to the microcontroller in the Automatic mode position such that the microcontroller output to the engine speed actuator is related to the voltage inputs from the pedal position sensor and PTO clutch switch, and provides a voltage input signal to the microcontroller in a range of Manual mode positions such that the microcontroller output to the engine speed actuator is related to the voltage input from the lever position sensor. | 09-24-2009 |
Mark Silbernagel, Battle Ground, WA US
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20110106704 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REALIZE INSTANT, GUARANTEED PAYMENTS FOR BUSINESS-To-BUSINESS (B2B) - A method is disclosed for transferring funds between two business entities. The method includes the steps of including a first business entity transmitting a purchase order to a second business entity, the second business entity transmitting an authorization request to a payment processor, sequestering a first amount of money in an account associated with the first business entity, based in part on an amount indicated in the purchase order, granting preliminary access to a second amount of money in an account associated with the second business entity, and removing the sequestered first amount of money from the account associated with the first business entity and depositing the second amount of money to the account associated with the second business entity. | 05-05-2011 |
Mark Mathias Silbernagel, Battle Ground, WA US
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20100076892 | INTERMEDIARY PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING - A method for enabling consumers in a gaming context to push funds from a traditional open loop account to a closed loop account, and back. At the request of a consumer, funds are transferred to an open loop account of an intermediary payment system that holds or keeps track of virtual closed loop accounts for each consumer and virtual closed loop accounts for individual games, casinos or gaming establishments. The consumer may use an associated closed loop card to place a bet at the gaming establishment that will cause funds to be transferred from the consumer's virtual closed loop account to the gaming establishment's closed loop account. Thereafter, the funds are transferred from the intermediary payment system to an open loop account belonging to the gaming establishment. | 03-25-2010 |
20110041163 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERFACE CONTROL - Enabling and disabling login access to a web-based application by examining automatic number identification (ANI) information from a received telephone call, associating the ANI information with a user account, determining a current state of login access to a web-based application for the user account, the state of login access being one of enabled and disabled, and notifying the web-based application to change the state of login access to the other of enabled and disabled depending on the then-current state of login access. The methodology may further include examining dialed number identification service (DNIS) information of the received call to determine which of the enabling or disabling actions to take, and/or to determine which of a plurality of accounts is to be effected by the desired change in state of login access. | 02-17-2011 |
Robert H. Silbernagel, Woodburg, MN US
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20120028297 | ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING ARTICLES AND METHODS - The present invention refers to articles for collecting samples from a surface, articles for microbiological analyses of said samples, and methods of use of said articles. The articles include sample collectors, sample housings with optional barrier layers, and sample-ready reagent strips comprising hydrophilic agents to grow and detect microorganisms. The disclosure includes methods to collect, detect, and quantify microorganisms in a surface sample. | 02-02-2012 |
Robert H. Silbernagel, Easton, PA US
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20140370585 | ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING ARTICLES AND METHODS - The present invention refers to articles for collecting samples from a surface, articles for microbiological analyses of said samples, and methods of use of said articles. The articles include sample collectors, sample housings with optional barrier layers, and sample-ready reagent strips comprising hydrophilic agents to grow and detect microorganisms. The disclosure includes methods to collect, detect, and quantify microorganisms in a surface sample. | 12-18-2014 |
Robert J. Silbernagel, Seattle, WA US
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20100035723 | SERVICE TRACKING AND ALERTING SYSTEM FOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT - An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment uses a control server associated with a fitness facility to gather service information from at least one fitness equipment unit. The method further includes determining whether the service information gathered is significant, automatically sending a service alert message to at least one predefined recipient regarding service information that is significant. | 02-11-2010 |
Robert J. Silbernagel, Sammamish, WA US
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20110090092 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT USAGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method control usage of exercise equipment by: using a control server remote from a first fitness equipment unit to gather usage information at a fitness facility including the first fitness equipment unit; using the control server to communicate a maximum available individual workout time setting to the first fitness equipment unit based on the gathered usage information; and applying the maximum available individual workout time setting to the first fitness equipment unit. | 04-21-2011 |
20120188094 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT USAGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electronic method of obtaining exercise equipment information. The method including using a first control server associated with a first fitness facility to gather first usage information from a first fitness equipment unit, sending the first usage information from the control server to an accumulated data storage unit, and using the first control server associated with the first fitness facility to gather second usage information from a second fitness equipment unit. The method further including sending the second usage information from the control server to the accumulated data storage unit, and sending the first usage information from the accumulated data storage unit information to a requester. | 07-26-2012 |
20130179214 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT - A system and method manage distribution of fitness equipment units based upon automatically collected usage information for the fitness equipment units. | 07-11-2013 |
20140351150 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT USAGE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system and method manage distribution of fitness equipment units based upon automatically collected usage information for the fitness equipment units. | 11-27-2014 |