Patents by Inventor Arno Ruckelshausen

Arno Ruckelshausen 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).

  • Sensor system, method, and computer program product for plant phenotype measurement in agricultural environments
    Patent number: 7412330
    Abstract: A sensor system, method, and computer program product for determining physical characteristics of individual plants within a row located in an agricultural environment is provided. Embodiments of the present invention include, but are not limited to, a sensor assembly including a plurality of emitters and a corresponding plurality of receivers disposed substantially opposite one another such that the receivers may receive a plurality of signals emitted by said emitters to generate a binary profile image of each plant within a row of plants positioned along a row axis. Embodiments of the present invention also include supplementary sensors for determining other plant characteristics including leaf pattern and plant location along the row axis. The method and computer program product embodiments of the present invention may also differentiate selected plants of interest from invasive or weed species using the outputs of the sensor device of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Spicer, Arno Ruckelshausen, Timur M. Dzinaj, Andreas Linz
  • SENSOR SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PLANT PHENOTYPE MEASUREMENT IN AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20070044445
    Abstract: A sensor system, method, and computer program product for determining physical characteristics of individual plants within a row located in an agricultural environment is provided. Embodiments of the present invention include, but are not limited to, a sensor assembly including a plurality of emitters and a corresponding plurality of receivers disposed substantially opposite one another such that the receivers may receive a plurality of signals emitted by said emitters to generate a binary profile image of each plant within a row of plants positioned along a row axis. Embodiments of the present invention also include supplementary sensors for determining other plant characteristics including leaf pattern and plant location along the row axis. The method and computer program product embodiments of the present invention may also differentiate selected plants of interest from invasive or weed species using the outputs of the sensor device of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Spicer, Arno Ruckelshausen, Timur Dzinaj, Andreas Linz