Patents by Inventor David Stone Linden

David Stone Linden 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 and method for acquiring digital color-infrared photographs for monitoring vegetation
    Patent number: 7911517
    Abstract: A charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera system for detecting near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, involving (a) a color CCD camera having a multitude of channels including red and near-infrared responsive channels, green responsive channels, and blue responsive channels, and (b) filter means which allow near-infrared light to pass and which block red light; wherein the CCD camera system does not include filter means which block near-infrared light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Earle Raymond Hunt, Jr., David Stone Linden