Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Dinville

Andrew P. Dinville has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for using remotely sensed data to provide agricultural information
    Patent number: 7068816
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing agricultural information on an area of interest, with the information based on raw, remote imaging data that is typically produced by a sensor associated with a satellite or aircraft. In one embodiment, the method includes processing raw, remote imaging data to produce reflectance factor data on the land of interest. The reflectance factor data is then used to produce agriculturally significant information. In one embodiment, a soil zone index map is produced for the land of interest. In another embodiment, the reflectance factor data is used to produce a green vegetation index map. In yet a further embodiment, the reflectance factor data at two points in time is used to produce a map for the land of interest that indicates the change in the green vegetation index over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: DigitalGlobe, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory E. Knoblauch, Andrew P. Dinville, Jack F. Paris