Patents by Inventor Don Leo

Don Leo 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 and methods for peanut sorting and grading
    Patent number: 11707768
    Abstract: Various examples of a system for peanut sorting and grading are disclosed herein. The system for grading peanut maturity, can include: a sample feeder configured to supply individual peanuts to an imaging area; a sorting board comprising a plurality of chutes and a plurality of gates, each chute of the plurality of chutes designated for a grade of peanut; and program instructions to obtain the digital image of the individual peanut; determine the grade of the individual peanut; and sort the individual peanut based on the grade of the individual peanut. A method for grading peanut maturity, can include feeding an individual peanut to an imaging area; obtaining a digital image of the individual peanut; determining a grade of the individual peanut based on an average color; and sorting the individual peanut in a chute of a sorting board based on the grade of the individual peanut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuo Zhao, Tsz Ho Tse, Don Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Rui Li, Brian L. Boland
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEANUT SORTING AND GRADING
    Publication number: 20220105544
    Abstract: Various examples of a system for peanut sorting and grading are disclosed herein. The system for grading peanut maturity, can include: a sample feeder configured to supply individual peanuts to an imaging area; a sorting board comprising a plurality of chutes and a plurality of gates, each chute of the plurality of chutes designated for a grade of peanut; and program instructions to obtain the digital image of the individual peanut; determine the grade of the individual peanut; and sort the individual peanut based on the grade of the individual peanut. A method for grading peanut maturity, can include feeding an individual peanut to an imaging area; obtaining a digital image of the individual peanut; determining a grade of the individual peanut based on an average color; and sorting the individual peanut in a chute of a sorting board based on the grade of the individual peanut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Zhuo Zhao, Tsz Ho Tse, Don Leo, Kyle Johnsen, Rui Li, Brian L. Boland