Patents by Inventor Anand Kumar Pothula

Anand Kumar Pothula 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).

  • System for sorting fruit
    Patent number: 9919345
    Abstract: As fruit (preferably apples) are harvested, the fruit is placed on a conveyor that conveys the fruit to a fruit singulating section. In the singulating section, the fruit is directed into slots in a lane formed by two cooperating helical drives. The helical drives rotate the fruit and convey the fruit into an imaging chamber where a camera acquires an image of the fruit. The fruit image is evaluated by a processor in communication with the camera. The fruit is then directed into a rotary sorter which sorts the fruit based on the image evaluation by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Renfu Lu, Anand Kumar Pothula, Akira Mizushima, Mario Vandyke, Zhao Zhang
  • SYSTEM FOR SORTING FRUIT
    Publication number: 20180065154
    Abstract: As fruit (preferably apples) are harvested, the fruit is placed on a conveyor that conveys the fruit to a fruit singulating section. In the singulating section, the fruit is directed into slots in a lane formed by two cooperating helical drives. The helical drives rotate the fruit and convey the fruit into an imaging chamber where a camera acquires an image of the fruit. The fruit image is evaluated by a processor in communication with the camera. The fruit is then directed into a rotary sorter which sorts the fruit based on the image evaluation by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Renfu Lu, Anand Kumar Pothula, Akira Mizushima, Mario Vandyke, Zhao Zhang