Patents by Inventor Caleb Andrew Alvarado

Caleb Andrew Alvarado 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).

  • Device for automated crop root sampling
    Patent number: 11703404
    Abstract: This invention comprises a device for measuring root pulling force (RPF) in a plant. The RPF device comprises a plant grasping mechanism, as well as a force measurement sensor. In certain embodiments, the device is automatic, so that the “hand of man” is not required to exert force on the plant while the root pulling force of the plant is being measured. Also disclosed is a root pulling force motion mechanism, which brings the RPF device into proximity of a plant to be measured. Further disclosed is a method for measuring root pulling force of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: John Keith McKay, Caleb Andrew Alvarado, Guy R. Babbitt, Kyle Joseph Palmiscno, Christopher Wayne Turner, Bryce Conrad Whitehill
  • DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED CROP ROOT SAMPLING
    Publication number: 20200400518
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for measuring root pulling force (RPF) in a plant. The RPF device can comprise a plant grasping mechanism, as well as a force measurement sensor. The device can be automatic, so that the “hand of man” is not required to exert force on the plant while the root pulling force of the plant is being measured. Also disclosed is a root pulling force motion mechanism, which brings the RPF device into proximity of a plant to be measured. Further disclosed is a method for measuring root pulling force of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: John Keith McKay, Caleb Andrew Alvarado, Guy R. Babbitt, Kyle Joseph Palmiscno, Christopher Wayne Turner, Bryce Conrad Whitehill