Patents by Inventor Douglas Dickman

Douglas Dickman 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).

  • Publication number: 20070185748
    Abstract: A method for tracking hand-harvested field crops includes outfitting each worker that is working in the field with a corresponding first wireless communication device; associating with each produce crate that is actively used in the field a corresponding second wireless communication device; generating localization data to define each field region contributing to a filling of a particular produce crate with produce; and generating tracking information for tracking a crop flow from a particular worker to the particular produce crate using information provided by the corresponding first wireless communication device, the corresponding second wireless communication device, and the localization data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Noel Anderson, Douglas Dickman, Stephen Faivre, Timothy Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20070185749
    Abstract: A method for tracking hand-harvested orchard crops includes associating with each tree of interest in an orchard a corresponding first wireless communication device; outfitting each worker that is working in the orchard with a corresponding second wireless communication device; associating with each produce bin that is actively used in the orchard a corresponding third wireless communication device; and generating tracking information for tracking a crop flow from a particular tree via a particular worker to a particular produce bin using information provided by the corresponding first wireless communication device, the corresponding second wireless communication device, and the corresponding third wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Noel Anderson, Douglas Dickman, Stephen Faivre, Timothy Wilcox