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Deere was granted a patent for visualizing underground hazards for work machines.

What happened

In September 2026 Deere patented a field-display system for showing mapped underground objects to help excavators and other construction machines avoid them during ground work.

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Abstract

A data processing system and method are provided for preventing avoidable engagement with subterranean objects during operations by work machines comprising ground-engaging work implements. Electronically mapped position data are determined for subterranean objects of interest (SOI) in an area to be worked, comprising at least latitudinal and longitudinal dimensions for each SOI. The position data may be detected and mapped using subterranean monitoring sensors mounted on work implements. Image data are captured corresponding to a field of view directed from a point associated with the work machine. Respective positions are determined for any SOI within the field of view, relative to the point. A display is automatically rendered corresponding to the image data, further visually populated to include virtual tokens for each SOI within the field of view and corresponding to the respective position data. The display may comprise augmented reality or mixed reality content rendered on a wearable unit.

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Grant date
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
3
Patent number
US12747563
Assignee
Deere & Company

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People

  • Giovanni A WuisanInventor
  • Kurt A. ChipperfieldInventor
  • Taylor XiaInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
E02F 9/262
USPTO assignee
Deere & Company
What the invention does
A system that detects underground objects, maps their locations, and overlays them on the operator’s view before a machine’s digging tool reaches them.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Construction
  • Safety
  • Mapping & GIS

Technologies named

  • machine vision
  • subsurface mapping
  • operator displays
  • construction equipment

Extraction

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Sep 30, 2026
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