Patents by Inventor Taylor Spence

Taylor Spence 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 and apparatus for analyzing stalk strength
    Patent number: 11774430
    Abstract: Certain disclosed method embodiments concern performing a stalk puncture test to determine force and displacement data. Plant features, such as rind thickness, stalk radius, stalk diameter, section modulus and/or integrative puncture score, primarily applicable to corn, sorghum, sunflower, wheat or rice, can be calculated using the force and displacement data. The calculated plant features are used to select plants for selective breeding to produce lodging-resistant crop hybrids. The present invention also provides embodiments of a hand-held puncture device that can be used to practice disclosed method embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: University of Idaho
    Inventors: Daniel Robertson, Douglas Cook, Will Seegmiller, Taylor Spence, Kate Seegmiller, Andrew Stucker
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING STALK STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20210164953
    Abstract: Certain disclosed method embodiments concern performing a stalk puncture test to determine force and displacement data. Plant features, such as rind thickness, stalk radius, stalk diameter, section modulus and/or integrative puncture score, primarily applicable to corn, sorghum, sunflower, wheat or rice, can be calculated using the force and displacement data. The calculated plant features are used to select plants for selective breeding to produce lodging-resistant crop hybrids. The present invention also provides embodiments of a hand-held puncture device that can be used to practice disclosed method embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Robertson, Douglas Cook, Will Seegmiller, Taylor Spence, Kate Seegmiller, Andrew Stucker