Patents by Inventor Charles Linville

Charles Linville 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).

  • Evaluating commodity conditions using aerial image data
    Patent number: 8965812
    Abstract: Various tools, strategies and techniques are provided for evaluating the condition of one or more commodities in one or more regions of interest. Collection of image data associated with the commodities can be facilitated through use of an aircraft traveling a predetermined travel route over the regions of interest. The collected image data may be analyzed to evaluate the condition of the commodities, forecast commodity production, and/or to perform other tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland Company
    Inventor: Charles Linville
  • EVALUATING COMMODITY CONDITIONS USING MULTIPLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20090094099
    Abstract: Various tools, strategies and techniques are provided for evaluating the condition of commodities in different regions of interest. The evaluation of commodity condition can be facilitated through using multiple information sources and/or one or more likelihood functions associated with the information sources. One or more probability distribution functions may be generated to provide an indication of commodity condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
    Inventor: Charles Linville
  • EVALUATING COMMODITY CONDITIONS USING AERIAL IMAGE DATA
    Publication number: 20090094079
    Abstract: Various tools, strategies and techniques are provided for evaluating the condition of one or more commodities in one or more regions of interest. Collection of image data associated with the commodities can be facilitated through use of an aircraft traveling a predetermined travel route over the regions of interest. The collected image data may be analyzed to evaluate the condition of the commodities, forecast commodity production, and/or to perform other tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
    Inventor: Charles Linville
  • Evaluating commodity conditions using aerial image data
    Patent number: RE46968
    Abstract: Various tools, strategies and techniques are provided for evaluating the condition of one or more commodities in one or more regions of interest. Collection of image data associated with the commodities can be facilitated through use of an aircraft traveling a predetermined travel route over the regions of interest. The collected image data may be analyzed to evaluate the condition of the commodities, forecast commodity production, and/or to perform other tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland Company
    Inventor: Charles Linville
  • Evaluating commodity conditions using aerial image data
    Patent number: RE47742
    Abstract: Various tools, strategies and techniques are provided for evaluating the condition of one or more commodities in one or more regions of interest. Collection of image data associated with the commodities can be facilitated through use of an aircraft traveling a predetermined travel route over the regions of interest. The collected image data may be analyzed to evaluate the condition of the commodities, forecast commodity production, and/or to perform other tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
    Inventor: Charles Linville