Patents by Inventor Delaney Vanessa Kaufman

Delaney Vanessa Kaufman 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).

  • Systems, devices, and methods for agricultural sample collection
    Patent number: 11609159
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to systems, devices, and methods for agricultural sample collection. In one aspect, a sample collection system includes an aerial robotic platform, an arm assembly coupled to the aerial robotic platform and comprising an arm that extends away from the aerial robotic platform, and a sample collector connected to a distal end of the arm, wherein the sample collector is configured to selectively remove one or more samples of agricultural material from a plant to be analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Daniel Orol, Lukas Vacek, Delaney Vanessa Kaufman, Jnaneshwar Das, R. Vijay Kumar
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL SAMPLE COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20180335372
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to systems, devices, and methods for agricultural sample collection. In one aspect, a sample collection system includes an aerial robotic platform, an arm assembly coupled to the aerial robotic platform and comprising an arm that extends away from the aerial robotic platform, and a sample collector connected to a distal end of the arm, wherein the sample collector is configured to selectively remove one or more samples of agricultural material from a plant to be analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Orol, Lukas Vacek, Delaney Vanessa Kaufman, Jnaneshwar Das, R. Vijay Kumar