Patents by Inventor Christian JEUDY

Christian JEUDY 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).

  • Phenotyping apparatus
    Patent number: 11341594
    Abstract: Apparatus to acquire an image of roots of a plant located in a target rhizotron. The apparatus includes: a turntable having a rotation axis and intended to support the target rhizotron; a lightening device; a first camera having an optical axis substantially oriented toward the rotation axis; a focus sensor arranged so as to provide a measure at least one parameter of the first camera; a control module, configured to receive the measure, compare the measure to comparison data, and inform an operator accordingly, the comparison data comprising data related to reference rhizotrons different than the target rhizotron, and/or data related to one or several previously acquired images of the target rhizotron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (INRA), INOVIAFLOW
    Inventors: Christophe Salon, Christian Jeudy, Christophe Baussart, Fédéric Chazallet, Mickael Lamboeuf, Julien Martinet
  • PHENOTYPING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200167884
    Abstract: Apparatus to acquire an image of roots of a plant located in a target rhizotron. The apparatus includes: a turntable having a rotation axis and intended to support the target rhizotron; a lightening device; a first camera having an optical axis substantially oriented toward the rotation axis; a focus sensor arranged so as to provide a measure at least one parameter of the first camera; a control module, configured to receive the measure, compare the measure to comparison data, and inform an operator accordingly, the comparison data comprising data related to reference rhizotrons different than the target rhizotron, and/or data related to one or several previously acquired images of the target rhizotron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe SALON, Christian JEUDY, Christophe BAUSSART, Federic CHAZALLET, Mickaei LAMBOEUF, Juiien MARTINET