Patents by Inventor Kyle Johnsen

Kyle Johnsen 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: 11707768
    Abstract: Various examples of a system for peanut sorting and grading are disclosed herein. The system for grading peanut maturity, can include: a sample feeder configured to supply individual peanuts to an imaging area; a sorting board comprising a plurality of chutes and a plurality of gates, each chute of the plurality of chutes designated for a grade of peanut; and program instructions to obtain the digital image of the individual peanut; determine the grade of the individual peanut; and sort the individual peanut based on the grade of the individual peanut. A method for grading peanut maturity, can include feeding an individual peanut to an imaging area; obtaining a digital image of the individual peanut; determining a grade of the individual peanut based on an average color; and sorting the individual peanut in a chute of a sorting board based on the grade of the individual peanut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuo Zhao, Tsz Ho Tse, Don Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Rui Li, Brian L. Boland
  • Patent number: 11317570
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides peanut maturity grading systems and methods for quickly, efficiently, and objectively determining a peanut maturity grade for a crop of peanuts and determining an optimal harvest time for the crop. Embodiments of systems and methods of the present disclosure can be performed in the field or field-side and do not require assistance of a trained peanut grading specialist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsz Ho Tse, Brian Boland, Donald Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Sahil Patel, Zhuo Zhao
  • Patent number: 11311916
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides peanut maturity grading systems and methods for quickly, efficiently, and objectively determining a peanut maturity grade for a crop of peanuts and determining an optimal harvest time for the crop. Embodiments of systems and methods of the present disclosure can be performed in the field or field-side and do not require assistance of a trained peanut grading specialist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsz Ho Tse, Brian Boland, Donald Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Zhuo Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220105544
    Abstract: Various examples of a system for peanut sorting and grading are disclosed herein. The system for grading peanut maturity, can include: a sample feeder configured to supply individual peanuts to an imaging area; a sorting board comprising a plurality of chutes and a plurality of gates, each chute of the plurality of chutes designated for a grade of peanut; and program instructions to obtain the digital image of the individual peanut; determine the grade of the individual peanut; and sort the individual peanut based on the grade of the individual peanut. A method for grading peanut maturity, can include feeding an individual peanut to an imaging area; obtaining a digital image of the individual peanut; determining a grade of the individual peanut based on an average color; and sorting the individual peanut in a chute of a sorting board based on the grade of the individual peanut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Zhuo Zhao, Tsz Ho Tse, Don Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Rui Li, Brian L. Boland
  • Publication number: 20200398316
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides peanut maturity grading systems and methods for quickly, efficiently, and objectively determining a peanut maturity grade for a crop of peanuts and determining an optimal harvest time for the crop. Embodiments of systems and methods of the present disclosure can be performed in the field or field-side and do not require assistance of a trained peanut grading specialist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Zion Tse, Brian Boland, Donald Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Zhuo Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200068816
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides peanut maturity grading systems and methods for quickly, efficiently, and objectively determining a peanut maturity grade for a crop of peanuts and determining an optimal harvest time for the crop. Embodiments of systems and methods of the present disclosure can be performed in the field or field-side and do not require assistance of a trained peanut grading specialist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Zion Tse, Brian Boland, Donald Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Sahil Patel, Zhuo Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140074298
    Abstract: Disclosed are smart recycling system (“SRS”) solutions for retrofit to a recycling bin. Exemplary embodiments include a housing for mounting to a recycling bin or lid. The housing may include an integrated circuit and other components such as photoelectric sensors positioned to recognize a recycling event (e.g., deposit of an item into the bin). A signal indicative of a recycling event is generated and associated data stored. Positive and/or negative feedback may be rendered on a display component for the benefit of the user and in response to the recycling event. Some embodiments may be operable to intermittently power components within the system so that power consumption is minimized. Signals generated by sensors in some embodiments may be parsed to recognize deposit of recyclables as opposed to deposit of non-recyclables or false positive events (e.g., a hand inserted to trip the sensor).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jenna Jambeck, Kyle Johnsen, Eliana Mozo-Reyes, Colby Sweet