Patents by Inventor B. B. Maruthi Sridhar

B. B. Maruthi Sridhar 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 system for detecting phosphorus in soil from reflected light
    Patent number: 8655601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of detecting soil nutrients or soil nutrients in soil from reflected light, and also includes systems for the measurement, calculation and transmission of data relating to or carrying out that method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: B. B. Maruthi Sridhar, Robert K. Vincent
  • Method and system for detecting copper in soil from reflected light
    Patent number: 8426211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of detecting soil nutrients or soil nutrients in soil from reflected light, and also includes systems for the measurement, calculation and transmission of data relating to or carrying out that method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: B. B. Maruthi Sridhar, Robert K. Vincent
  • Method and system for detecting sulfur in soil from reflected light
    Patent number: 8367420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of detecting soil nutrients or soil nutrients in soil from reflected light, and also includes systems for the measurement, calculation and transmission of data relating to or carrying out that method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: B. B. Maruthi Sridhar, Robert K. Vincent
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ORGANIC MATERIALS AND OBJECTS FROM MULTISPECTRAL REFLECTED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20120018634
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: Robert K. Vincent, B.B. Maruthi Sridhar
  • Method and apparatus for detecting organic materials and objects from multispectral reflected light
    Patent number: 8058617
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: Robert K. Vincent, B. B. Maruthi Sridhar
  • Method and apparatus for detecting organic materials and objects from multispectral reflected light
    Patent number: 8030615
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: Robert K. Vincent, B. B. Maruthi Sridhar
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ORGANIC MATERIALS AND OBJECTS FROM MULTISPECTRAL REFLECTED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20110024632
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert Vincent, B. B. Maruthi Sridhar
  • Method and apparatus for detecting organic materials and objects from multispectral reflected light
    Patent number: 7767966
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: Robert Vincent, B. B. Maruthi Sridhar
  • Method and apparatus for detecting organic materials and objects from multispectral reflected light
    Publication number: 20100002224
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: Robert K. Vincent, B.B Maruthi Sridhar