US 12,269,233 B2
Smart baler
Chung Wah Chan, Houston, TX (US); and Ricardo J. Perez, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, L.L.C., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, L.L.C., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,259.
Application 17/025,852 is a division of application No. 15/250,359, filed on Aug. 29, 2016, granted, now 11,780,190, issued on Oct. 10, 2023.
Application 18/389,259 is a continuation of application No. 18/105,680, filed on Feb. 3, 2023, granted, now 11,850,818.
Application 18/105,680 is a continuation of application No. 17/025,852, filed on Sep. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,571,869, issued on Feb. 7, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0075702 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B30B 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 16/22 (2019.01); G06F 16/954 (2019.01)
CPC B30B 9/3007 (2013.01) [G06F 16/22 (2019.01); G06F 16/954 (2019.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retrofit kit for a traditional baler comprising:
a scale with digital signal output configured to weigh a bale and output a scale signal to a processor which is operably connected to said scale;
an input device operably connected to said processor;
a cloud based database operably connected to the processor;
a printer operably connected to the processor; and
an imaging device operably connected to the processor and configured to take pictures of the finished bale as well as the material being loaded into the baler;
wherein the processor is configured to receive input from a human operator via the input device regarding the type of material being loaded into the baler, and to analyze the pictures of the finished bale and the material being loaded into the baler to determine whether the human operator accurately identified the material being baled;
and wherein the processor is further configured to transfer data to the cloud based database and wherein the printer is configured to print a label which displays the weight of the bale or dispense a radio frequency identification tag associated with the weight of the bale.