Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Smyth

Kevin S. Smyth 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).

  • Patent number: 10636163
    Abstract: Techniques for analyzing images of pests using a mobile device application are described. A mobile computing device may receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI), location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard, and an image of the glueboard. The device may analyze white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of: 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard. The device may calculate a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest. The device may output the quantity of pests to the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Jared R. Freudenberg, Christopher D. Diller, Kevin S. Smyth
  • Publication number: 20190354907
    Abstract: A system includes a server connected to a network. The server includes a data collection module, a database interaction module, and a predictive analysis module. The data collection module is configured to collect data, via the network, from one or more data sources, the data being related to food safety risk and sanitation compliance tracking of a food establishment. The database interaction module is configured to store, into a database, data collected by the data collection module and to retrieve data from the database. The predictive analysis module is configured to analyze data in the database and calculate, based on the analyzed data, a probability of the food establishment violating a health code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas A. Granucci, Jeffrey L. Testa, Kevin S. Smyth, Adam T. Johnson, Tracy A. Thomas, Darrell B. Wiser, Gregory B. Hayes
  • Publication number: 20190333240
    Abstract: Techniques for analyzing images of pests using a mobile device application are described. A mobile computing device may receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI), location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard, and an image of the glueboard. The device may analyze white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of: 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard. The device may calculate a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest. The device may output the quantity of pests to the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jared R. Freudenberg, Christopher D. Diller, Kevin S. Smyth
  • Patent number: 10417780
    Abstract: Techniques for analyzing images of pests using a mobile device application are described. A mobile computing device may receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI), location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard, and an image of the glueboard. The device may analyze white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of: 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard. The device may calculate a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest. The device may output the quantity of pests to the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Jared R. Freudenberg, Christopher D. Diller, Kevin S. Smyth
  • Publication number: 20170287160
    Abstract: Techniques for analyzing images of pests using a mobile device application are described. A mobile computing device may receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI), location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard, and an image of the glueboard. The device may analyze white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of: 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard. The device may calculate a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest. The device may output the quantity of pests to the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jared R. Freudenberg, Christopher D. Diller, Kevin S. Smyth