Patents by Inventor Fabio Fiorani

Fabio Fiorani 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).

  • Patent number: 9335252
    Abstract: A screening device (110) for screening at least one plant specimen (112) in a plurality of plant specimens (114) is disclosed. The screening device (110) comprises a detector (116) adapted for acquiring spatially resolved images (117). The screening device (110) further comprises at least one selection device (118) adapted for selecting a single plant specimen (120) or a group of plant specimens (122) from the plurality of plant specimens (114) for imaging by the detector (116). The selection device (118) comprises a deflection device (124) adapted for deflecting electromagnetic waves propagating between the plant specimens (112) and the detector (116).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Frederik Leyns, Cédrick Vandaele, Pierre Lejeune, Jeroen Baert, Fabio Fiorani
  • Publication number: 20150268156
    Abstract: A screening device (110) for screening at least one plant specimen (112) in a plurality of plant specimens (114) is disclosed. The screening device (110) comprises a detector (116) adapted for acquiring spatially resolved images (117). The screening device (110) further comprises at least one selection device (118) adapted for selecting a single plant specimen (120) or a group of plant specimens (122) from the plurality of plant specimens (114) for imaging by the detector (116). The selection device (118) comprises a deflection device (124) adapted for deflecting electromagnetic waves propagating between the plant specimens (112) and the detector (116).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Frederik Leyns, Cédrick VANDAELE, Pierre LEJEUNE, Jeroen BAERT, Fabio FIORANI
  • Patent number: 9074989
    Abstract: A screening device (110) for screening at least one plant specimen (112) in a plurality of plant specimens (114) is disclosed. The screening device (110) comprises a detector (116) adapted for acquiring spatially resolved images (117). The screening device (110) further comprises at least one selection device (118) adapted for selecting a single plant specimen (120) or a group of plant specimens (122) from the plurality of plant specimens (114) for imaging by the detector (116). The selection device (118) comprises a deflection device (124) adapted for deflecting electromagnetic waves propagating between the plant specimens (112) and the detector (116).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Frederik Leyns, Cádrick Vandaele, Pierre Lejeune, Jeroen Baert, Fabio Fiorani
  • Publication number: 20140173769
    Abstract: A system (110) for monitoring growth conditions of a plurality of plant containers (112) is disclosed. The system (110) has a transport system (118) for transporting the plant containers (112). Each plant container (112) comprises at least one growing medium (114) and preferably at least one plant specimen (116). The system (110) further comprises at least one measurement position (130) having at least one contactless capacitive humidity sensor (132). The system (110) is adapted to successively transport the plant containers (112) to and from the measurement position (130). The system (110) is further adapted to measure the humidity of the growing medium (114) of the plant containers (112) in the measurement position (130) by using the contactless capacitive humidity sensor (132).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Frederik Leyns, Cedrick Vandaele, Fabio Fiorani, Pierre Lejeune
  • Publication number: 20140154729
    Abstract: A screening device (110) for screening at least one plant specimen (112) in a plurality of plant specimens (114) is disclosed. The screening device (110) comprises a detector (116) adapted for acquiring spatially resolved images (117). The screening device (110) further comprises at least one selection device (118) adapted for selecting a single plant specimen (120) or a group of plant specimens (122) from the plurality of plant specimens (114) for imaging by the detector (116). The selection device (118) comprises a deflection device (124) adapted for deflecting electromagnetic waves propagating between the plant specimens (112) and the detector (116).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Frederik Leyns, Cédrick Vandaele, Pierre Lejeune, Jeroen Baert, Fabio Fiorani