Patents by Inventor Douglas Beatty

Douglas Beatty 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).

  • PLANT GROWTH KINETICS CAPTURED BY MOTION TRACKING
    Publication number: 20210307259
    Abstract: Use of motion sensing and tracking equipment to image, monitor, track, and/or determine a parameter of plant growth kinetics (e.g., plant leaf elongation and height growth rate). Some embodiments concern methods for screening plants for the presence of one or more agronomic trait(s), and/or to study the growth kinetics of particular plants and cultivars, for example, in an automated high-throughput platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Pradeep Setlur, Reetal Pai, Kirsti Alise Golgotiu, Douglas Beatty
  • RFID-based plant tracking and data management system for a greenhouse
    Patent number: 10104841
    Abstract: A system and method of tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse or other growing area using identification tags such as RFID tags is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Ning Wei, Douglas Beatty, Tyler Spurgeon
  • RFID-BASED PLANT TRACKING AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A GREENHOUSE
    Publication number: 20170311550
    Abstract: A system and method of tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse or other growing area using identification tags such as RFID tags is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ning Wei, Douglas Beatty, Tyler Spurgeon
  • RFID-based plant tracking and data management system for a greenhouse
    Patent number: 9743591
    Abstract: A system and method of tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse or other growing area using identification tags such as RFID tags is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Ning Wei, Douglas Beatty, Tyler Spurgeon
  • RFID-BASED PLANT TRACKING AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A GREENHOUSE
    Publication number: 20140053462
    Abstract: A system and method of tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse or other growing area using identification tags such as RFID tags is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ning Wei, Douglas Beatty, Tyler Spurgeon
  • Mounting structure for a satellite dish
    Patent number: 5617680
    Abstract: A satellite dish is mounted on a bracket which in turn is mounted over an uneven surface of a roof or a wall of a house. The bracket has an elevated bridge portion for supporting a mounting foot of the satellite dish. The bridge portion is integrally connected to and supported by two narrow leg portions which in turn are integrally connected to and supported by two narrow foot portions. The bridge portion is elevated from two foot portions by the leg portions in order to clear the uneven surface of the roof or wall of the house.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Inventor: Douglas Beatty