Patents by Inventor Elliot Allen Cuzzillo

Elliot Allen Cuzzillo 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).

  • Self-guided blossom picking device
    Patent number: 11134617
    Abstract: A self-guided blossom picker uses a vision system to identify and locate blossoms or inflorescence growing on a plant. The device can be towed by a tractor or it can be self-propelled. Image data captured by the vision system is sent to an machine vision module, which interprets the data and identifies a location of blossom. A controller uses the location data to command a picker to the proper location. A cutter on the picker is actuated to remove the blossom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Herman Herman, Christopher Chandler Fromme, Elliot Allen Cuzzillo, Jaime W. Bourne, Richard D. Pantaleo, Neil Frederick Stegall, James Andrew Bagnell, Jeffrey David McMahill, Joan Campoy
  • A Self-Guided Blossom Picking Device
    Publication number: 20180263188
    Abstract: Disclosed is a self-guided blossom picker that uses a vision system to identify and locate blossoms or inflorescence growing on a plant. The device is intended to be used on a farm and towed by a tractor, for example, or it can be self-propelled. As the device is moved over the blossom the image data captured by the vision system is sent to a machine vision module, which interprets the data and identifies a location of blossom. A controller uses the location data to command a picker to the proper location. A cutter on the picker is actuated to remove the blossom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Herman Herman, Christopher Chandler Fromme, Elliot Allen Cuzzillo, Jaime W. Bourne, Richard D. Pantaleo, Neil Frederick Stegall, James Andrew Bagnell, Jeffrey David McMahill, Joan Campoy
  • Computer vision and machine learning software for grading and sorting plants
    Patent number: 9527115
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that require sophisticated quality sorting. The present invention is a sequence of software operations that can be applied to various crops (or other objects besides plants) in a re-usable fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: David Arthur LaRose, Christopher Chandler Fromme, David Jonathan Stager, Michael Knoll Sergi-Curfman, James Andrew Bagnell, Elliot Allen Cuzzillo, L. Douglas Baker
  • COMPUTER VISION AND MACHINE LEARNING SOFTWARE FOR GRADING AND SORTING PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130028487
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that require sophisticated quality sorting. The present invention is a sequence of software operations that can be applied to various crops (or other objects besides plants) in a re-usable fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: David Jonathan Stager, Michael Knoll Sergi-Curfman, David Arthur LaRose, Christopher Chandler Fromme, James Andrew Bagnell, Elliot Allen Cuzzillo, L. Douglas Baker