Patents by Inventor Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez

Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez 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: 20160183463
    Abstract: Present invention is an adjustable transfer device for unloading processed crop onto a container of a transport vehicle including a control arrangement with an electronic control unit, among other integrated components. Electronic control unit calculates position of expected point of incidence of crop flow on the container within field of view of optical image capture device, displays image of container together with symbol representing calculated expected point of incidence of crop flow on container on display, receives adjustment inputs from user interface for adjusting position of actuator and thus of adjustable transfer device, updates position of symbol in image on display, receives confirmation input from user interface once symbol in image on display is in appropriate position, derives at least one feature in image representing container, and tracks container within output signal of image processing system based on retrieved image feature and controls actuator accordingly to fill container with crop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicants: Deere & Company, Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation
    Inventors: Herman Herman, Zachary T. Bonefas, Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez, Johannes Josef Zametzer
  • Publication number: 20160189007
    Abstract: A method and non-transitory computer-readable medium capture an image of bulk grain and apply a feature extractor to the image to determine a feature of the bulk grain in the image. For each of a plurality of different sampling locations in the image, based upon the feature of the bulk grain at the sampling location, a determination is made regarding a classification score for the presence of a classification of material at the sampling location. A quality of the bulk grain of the image is determined based upon an aggregation of the classification scores for the presence of the classification of material at the sampling locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Carl Knox Wellington, Aaron J. Bruns, Victor S. Sierra, James J. Phelan, John M. Hageman, Cristian Dima, Hanke Boesch, Herman Herman, Zachary Abraham Pezzementi, Carson Robert Male, Joan Campoy, Carlos Vallespi-gonzalez
  • Patent number: 9313951
    Abstract: Present invention is an adjustable transfer device for unloading processed crop onto a container of a transport vehicle including a control arrangement with an electronic control unit, among other integrated components. Electronic control unit calculates position of expected point of incidence of crop flow on the container within field of view of optical image capture device, displays image of container together with symbol representing calculated expected point of incidence of crop flow on container on display, receives adjustment inputs from user interface for adjusting position of actuator and thus of adjustable transfer device, updates position of symbol in image on display, receives confirmation input from user interface once symbol in image on display is in appropriate position, derives at least one feature in image representing container, and tracks container within output signal of image processing system based on retrieved image feature and controls actuator accordingly to fill container with crop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Inventors: Herman Herman, Zachary T. Bonefas, Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez, Johannes Josef Zametzer
  • Publication number: 20150124054
    Abstract: A system is provided that can include a 3D sensor. The 3D sensor can be configured to detect an area of an elevator on a harvester. The 3D sensor can further be configured to transmit a first signal associated with the area. The system can also include a processing device in communication with the 3D sensor. The system can further include a memory device in which instructions executable by the processing device are stored for causing the processing device to receive the first signal and determine a volume of a material on the elevator based on the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: MATTHEW J. DARR, DANIEL JOSEPH CORBETT, HERMAN HERMAN, CARLOS VALLESPI-GONZALEZ, BRYAN E. DUGAS, HERNAN BADINO
  • Publication number: 20150109410
    Abstract: First imaging device collects first image data, whereas second imaging device collects second image data of a storage portion. A container identification module identifies a container perimeter of the storage portion in at least one of the collected first image data and the collected second image data. A spout identification module is adapted to identify a spout of the transferring vehicle in the collected image data. An image data evaluator determines whether to use the first image data, the second image data, or both based on an evaluation of the intensity of pixel data or ambient light conditions. An alignment module is adapted to determine the relative position of the spout and the container perimeter and to generate command data to the propelled portion to steer the storage portion in cooperative alignment such that the spout is aligned within a central zone or a target zone of the container perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Zachary T. Bonefas, Mark M. Chaney, Jeremiah K. Johnson, Aaron J. Bruns, Herman Herman, Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez Mora
  • Publication number: 20150023775
    Abstract: First imaging device collects first image data, whereas second imaging device collects second image data of a storage portion. A container identification module identifies a container perimeter of the storage portion in at least one of the collected first image data and the collected second image data. A spout identification module is adapted to identify a spout of the transferring vehicle in the collected image data. An image data evaluator determines whether to use the first image data, the second image data, or both based on an evaluation of the intensity of pixel data or ambient light conditions. An alignment module is adapted to determine the relative position of the spout and the container perimeter and to generate command data to the propelled portion to steer the storage portion in cooperative alignment such that the spout is aligned within a central zone or a target zone of the container perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicants: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation, Deere & Company
    Inventors: Zachary T. Bonefas, Mark M. Chaney, Jeremiah K. Johnson, Aaron J. Bruns, Herman Herman, Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez Mora
  • Publication number: 20140290199
    Abstract: Present invention is an adjustable transfer device for unloading processed crop onto a container of a transport vehicle including a control arrangement with an electronic control unit, among other integrated components. Electronic control unit calculates position of expected point of incidence of crop flow on the container within field of view of optical image capture device, displays image of container together with symbol representing calculated expected point of incidence of crop flow on container on display, receives adjustment inputs from user interface for adjusting position of actuator and thus of adjustable transfer device, updates position of symbol in image on display, receives confirmation input from user interface once symbol in image on display is in appropriate position, derives at least one feature in image representing container, and tracks container within output signal of image processing system based on retrieved image feature and controls actuator accordingly to fill container with crop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Herman Herman, Zachary T. Bonefas, Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez, Johannes Josef Zametzer