Patents by Inventor Brent SLONE

Brent SLONE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230165235
    Abstract: The invention relates to weed mapping, monitoring and control, in particular to the mapping, monitoring and control of invasive annual grasses. A computer system comprises a receiving unit providing a processing unit with images of a geographical area, the images displaying the geographical area at points in time during a phenological cycle of a weed. At least two images depicting a weed at two different phenological stages may be used because two sequentially collected images are required in order to identify a characteristic temporal change. The processing unit analyzes the images to identify image areas showing a spectral signature characteristic of the weed. The processing unit identifies geographical sub-areas corresponding to the identified image areas and to create a weed distribution map with the identified geographical sub-areas marked as areas affected by the weed. The output unit is configured to output the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin ADAM, Brent SLONE
  • Patent number: 11046340
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to vegetation detection and, in particular, to a vegetation detection and alert system for a railway vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Kris Matson, Pascal Day, Lloyd Hinnant, Alvaro Ortiz Fernandez, Eduardo Back, Jonathon Brent Slone
  • Patent number: 11010608
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to vegetation management and control, in particular, to vegetation data capture, maintenance workflow generation, prioritization, passive and continuous monitoring of vegetation, and predictive analysis for vegetation that may be within or adjacent to clearance zones for railway, transportation, utility, pipeline, range & pasture, and industrial sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Kevin Adam, Kris C. Matson, Mathew C. Nespeca, Michael Owen, J. Brent Slone, John M. Ridgeway, Roland Maynard
  • Publication number: 20190367059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to vegetation detection and, in particular, to a vegetation detection and alert system for a railway vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Kris MATSON, Pascal DAY, Lloyd HINNANT, Alvaro Ortiz FERNANDEZ, Eduardo BACK, Jonathon Brent SLONE
  • Publication number: 20190362147
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to vegetation management and control, in particular, to vegetation data capture, maintenance workflow generation, prioritization, passive and continuous monitoring of vegetation, and predictive analysis for vegetation that may be within or adjacent to clearance zones for railway, transportation, utility, pipeline, range & pasture, and industrial sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Adam, Kris C. Matson, Mathew C. Nespeca, Michael Owen, J. Brent Slone, John M. Ridgeway, Roland Maynard
  • Patent number: 10370014
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to vegetation detection and, in particular, to a vegetation detection and alert system for a railway vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP
    Inventors: Kris Matson, Pascal Day, Lloyd Hinnant, Alvaro Ortiz Fernandez, Eduardo Back, Jonathon Brent Slone