Joshua A Crews

US Patent:

20200000007, Jan 2, 2020

Filed:

Jul 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/458754

Inventors:

- St.Louis MO, US
Eric L. Borrowman - St. Peters MO, US
Jarrett R. Ceglinski - Damiansville IL, US
Jerry Christopher - Collinsville IL, US
Joshua Allen Crews - Lake Saint Louis MO, US
Daniel Dillard - Labadie MO, US
Timothy P. Garvin - Geneva IL, US
Charles K. Johnson - Sycamore IL, US
Jeffrey L. Kohne - Kirkwood MO, US
Jason T. Mitchell - St. Charles MO, US
Jeff S. Morris - St. Charles MO, US
Ralph E. Nothdurft - Affton MO, US
Payman Rassoolkhani - Maryland Heights MO, US
Christian A. Saia - St. Louis MO, US

Assignee:

Monsanto Technology LLC - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

A01C 1/02
A01C 1/04
G01N 35/04

Abstract:

Provided herein are systems and methods for the automation of seed planting and analysis comprising automated planting of the seeds, germination, and analysis. The methods generally comprise conveying containers containing seeds to an automated seed planting station, wherein each container includes a machine-readable tag, planting at least some of the seeds in the container onto respective planting trays, wherein each planting tray includes a machine-readable tag, allowing the seeds to germinate, and analyzing the germinated seeds. The systems generally comprise a seed planting system and a planting verification and correction system. Also provided herein are backlit templates comprising a light source and a power interface configured to connect to a power source to power the light source.

US Patent:

20190283182, Sep 19, 2019

Filed:

Mar 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/922100

Inventors:

- Hazelwood MO, US
William Henry - Hazelwood MO, US
Mark Evers - Hazelwood MO, US
Joseph Alaniz - Hazelwood MO, US
Joshua Crews - Hazelwood MO, US
Christopher Allison - Hazelwood MO, US

International Classification:

B23K 26/342
B23K 26/082
B23K 26/12
B23K 26/14

Abstract:

An additive manufacture apparatus comprising a laser beam and wire supply system, wherein the laser beam and wire supply systems are movable with respect to a surface on which a component is to be built or a preceding weld bead, the laser beam and wire supply system being operable to create a plurality of weld beads and wherein at the end of forming one of said weld beads the weld supply system extends a length of wire and a nozzle forming the end of the wire supply system is simultaneously caused to retract away from the component being formed

US Patent:

20190176267, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Dec 7, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/834546

Inventors:

- Hazelwood MO, US
Joshua A. Crews - Lake St. Louis MO, US

International Classification:

B23K 26/342
B23K 26/08
B23K 26/06
B23K 1/005

Abstract:

A coaxial laser metal deposition head includes a wire guide and a plurality of laser optical units. The wire guide defines a wire guide axis. The laser optical units are distributed around the wire guide axis. Each of the laser optical units is connected to a separate laser and each defines a beam axis. The optical units are fixed relative to the wire guide and in a first condition are positioned to allow each of the beam axes to intersect the wire guide axis at a common point.