Patents by Inventor Dave Kalscheur

Dave Kalscheur 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).

  • System and method for obtaining animal and carcass measurements
    Patent number: 6625302
    Abstract: A system for calculating one or more dimensions of an animal. The system comprises at least three fiducial reference points, each having different X, Y, and Z coordinates in 3-dimensional space. In addition, the system further comprises at least two sensors for obtaining dimensional measurements of the fiducial reference points and the animal from at least two different fields of view. In one embodiment, the at least two different fields of view are at least a side view and a top view. The system also comprises a processing system configured to receive the dimensional measurements from the at least two sensors and calculate one or more dimensions of the animal by relating positions of animal features to known locations of the fiducial reference points. The system also may create and measure a 3-dimensional image of the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: RMS Research Management Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Kalscheur, Clinton Richmond, Bruce A. Johnson, Dave Robinson
  • System and method for obtaining animal and carcass measurements
    Publication number: 20030024481
    Abstract: A system for calculating one or more dimensions of an animal. The system comprises at least three fiducial reference points, each having different X, Y, and Z coordinates in 3-dimensional space. In addition, the system further comprises at least two sensors for obtaining dimensional measurements of the fiducial reference points and the animal from at least two different fields of view. In one embodiment, the at least two different fields of view are at least a side view and a top view. The system also comprises a processing system configured to receive the dimensional measurements from the at least two sensors and calculate one or more dimensions of the animal by relating positions of animal features to known locations of the fiducial reference points. The system also may create and measure a 3-dimensional image of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: RMS Research Management Systems, USA Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Kalscheur, Clinton Richmond, Bruce A. Johnson, Dave Robinson