William A Belzer

US Patent:

20080157990, Jul 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/962237

Inventors:

WILLIAM A. BELZER - Grimes IA, US
TODD A. PETERSON - Johnston IA, US
DOUGLAS L. GARDNER - Johnston IA, US
WARREN RICHARDSON - Johnston IA, US
BARRY ANDERSON - Lake Crystal MN, US
DANA Torquil TERNDRUP - West Des Moines IA, US
TRACY HERSHEY - Johnston IA, US
STEVEN J. CORAK - Johnston IA, US
DAVID K. LANGER - Urbandale IA, US
DAVID BOWEN - Grimes IA, US

Assignee:

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Johnston IA

International Classification:

G08B 21/00

US Classification:

340678

Abstract:

A geoposition is determined at a point using a geoposition determining mobile communication device. A crop management zone is identified based on one or more predetermined crop management boundaries and the geoposition of the point. Information about the field is wirelessly communicated between the geoposition determining mobile communications device and a remote site. Analysis may be performed at the remote site with the results of the analysis communicated to the mobile communication device at the growing point. Information may be collected at the point which is stored or analyzed at the remote site. Information may include digital images of plant conditions which may be analyzed to determine conditions such as disease or pest infestation. Contextual information from a number of different types of sources may be used to provide meaningful analysis and feedback to the producer. The producer may define crop management zones using the geoposition determining mobile communication device.

US Patent:

20090106163, Apr 23, 2009

Filed:

Oct 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/253258

Inventors:

JOSEPH P. FORESMAN - CLIVE IA, US
RANDY SCHLATTER - VAN METER IA, US
SCOTT ERIC IVERSON - POLK CITY IA, US
CATHERINE BLOOM - WAUKEE IA, US
VIRGIL M. ROBINSON - URBANDALE IA, US
WILLIAM A. BELZER - GRIMES IA, US
RUSSELL F. SANDERS - WAUKEE IA, US
DAN UPPENA - CLIVE IA, US

Assignee:

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. - JOHNSTON IA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 80, 705 26

Abstract:

A method for providing an electronic forum for facilitating commercial transactions for grain includes collecting a grower profile for each of a plurality of growers, collecting grain bin data for the grain associated with each of the plurality of growers, determining a representation of grain quality using data comprising grain bin data, providing to a plurality of buyers access to the representation of grain quality through the electronic forum, and facilitating purchase of the grain from one or more of the plurality of growers by one or more of the plurality of buyers.

US Patent:

20140027011, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

Dec 6, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/991959

Inventors:

John R. Bahr - Grimes IA, US
Christopher Baszczynski - Earlham IA, US
William A. Belzer - Grimes IA, US
Thomas R. Bockhaus - Urbandale IA, US
Paula Marie Davis - Grimes IA, US
Terry L. Garner - Waukee IA, US
Laura S. Higgins - Des Moines IA, US
Gary S. Nehmer - Des Moines IA, US
Gerald A. Vlach - Johnston IA, US

Assignee:

PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC - Johnston IA

International Classification:

A01C 1/00
B07C 5/00
B01F 5/00

US Classification:

141 9, 209552, 209592

Abstract:

A system and method are provided for creating a precision blended seed product. A first seed group is received in a first seed hopper and transferred to a first automated metering device. A second seed group is received in a second seed hopper and transferred to a second automated metering device. A controlled portion of seed may then be metered from the first seed group with the first automated metering device and from the second seed group with the second automated metering device. The respective metered portions can then be combined together to create a precision blended seed product that includes a predetermined portion of the first seed group and a predetermined portion of the second seed group. In addition, a system and method are provided for separating two or more seed groups from a blended seed product, for example, to test one or both components and replace bad seed.