Patents by Inventor Frank Kappel

Frank Kappel 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).

  • Learning autofocus
    Patent number: 11971529
    Abstract: A method for determining a focus position includes recording at least one first image, wherein image data of the at least one recorded first image are dependent on at least one first focus position during the recording of the at least one first image. A second focus position is determined based on an analysis of the at least one recorded first image using a trained model. At least one second image is recorded using the second focus position. The at least one first image and the at least one second image contain items of information which are in a context with a training of the trained model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Sieckmann, Constantin Kappel
  • ' HW610' pear
    Publication number: 20040010827
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of pear tree, which has been given the designation ‘HW610’, which produces a high quality, attractive mid-season fruit and has a good to very good rating for quality of fresh and processed fruit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: David Michael Hunter, Frank Kappel, Harvey Allen Quamme, William Gordon Bonn
  • 'HW616' Pear
    Publication number: 20040006799
    Abstract: ‘HW616’ is an early season high quality pear primarily for the fresh market that has an attractive golden yellow fruit with no blush, smooth skin, very good balance between sweetness and acidity, that is exceptionally juicy and has excellent resistance to natural fire blight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: David Michael Hunter, Frank Kappel, Harvey Allen Quamme, William Gordon Bonn
  • ‘HW616’ Pear
    Patent number: PP16124
    Abstract: ‘HW616’ is an early season high quality pear primarily for the fresh market that has an attractive golden yellow fruit with no blush, smooth skin, very good balance between sweetness and acidity, that is exceptionally juicy and has excellent resistance to natural fire blight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: David Michael Hunter, Frank Kappel, Harvey Allen Quamme, William Gordon Bonn
  • Pear tree named ‘HW610’
    Patent number: PP17843
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of pear tree, which has been given the designation ‘HW610’, which produces a high quality, attractive mid-season fruit and has a good to very good rating for quality of fresh and processed fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: David Michael Hunter, Frank Kappel, Harvey Allen Quamme, William Gordon Bonn
  • `Harrow Sweet` pear
    Patent number: PP9863
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of pear, which has been given the designation Harrow Sweet, bears a high quality late-season pear for the fresh market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: David M. Hunter, Frank Kappel, Richard E. C. Layne, Harvey A. Quamme
  • Cherry tree named ‘SPC495’
    Patent number: PP35313
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Prunus avium tree named ‘SPC495’ that is characterized by its very late fruit harvest, its flowers that are self-fertile, its large fruit with a desirable appearance, its fruit with a low level of natural splitting, and its good storage potential in regular air MAP bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD
    Inventor: Frank Kappel
  • plant named ‘SPC414’
    Patent number: PP35326
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Prunus avium tree named ‘SPC414’ that is characterized by its mid-season fruit harvest, its fruit that is large and very firm with a desirable appearance, its fruit with a low level of natural splitting, its flowers that are self-fertile, its fruit with good storage potential in regular air MAP bag, and its slight nose dimple on the calyx at the end of the fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD
    Inventor: Frank Kappel
  • Cherry tree named ‘SPC424’
    Patent number: PP35327
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Prunus avium tree named ‘SPC424’ that is characterized by its very late fruit harvest, its flowers that are self-fertile, its large fruit with a desirable appearance, its fruit with a low level of natural splitting, and its fruit with good storage potential in regular air MAP bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD
    Inventor: Frank Kappel
  • plant named ‘SPC411’
    Patent number: PP35351
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Prunus avium tree named ‘SPC411’ that is characterized by its fruit that is large and very firm with a desirable appearance, its fruit with a low level of natural splitting, its fruit with good storage potential in regular air MAP bag, and its flowers that are self-fertile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD
    Inventor: Frank Kappel