Patents by Inventor James Wallace Sarrett

James Wallace Sarrett 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: 20240081298
    Abstract: A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen containing fish, the camera having a field of view; capturing images of the fish with the camera (52); and identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized in that a target region within the field of view of the camera (52) is illuminated from above and below with light of different intensities and/or spectral compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20240057565
    Abstract: A system for external fish parasites monitoring in aquaculture, the system comprising: a camera (52) suitable to be submerged in a sea pen suitable for containing comprising fish, the camera being arranged for capturing images of the fish; and an electronic image processing system (86) configured for identifying external fish parasites on the fish by analyzing the captured images, wherein: a ranging detector (54) configured for detecting the presence of fish and measuring a distance from the detector to the fish is mounted adjacent to the camera (52); and an electronic control system (12) is arranged to control a focus of the camera (52) on the basis of the measured distance and to trigger the camera (52) when a fish has been detected within a predetermined distance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Patent number: 11849707
    Abstract: A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen containing fish, the camera having a field of view; capturing images of the fish with the camera (52); and identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized in that a target region within the field of view of the camera (52) is illuminated from above and below with light of different intensities and/or spectral compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: INTERVET INC.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Patent number: 11825814
    Abstract: A system for external fish parasites monitoring in aquaculture, the system comprising: —a camera (52) suitable to be submerged in a sea pen suitable for containing comprising fish, the camera being arranged for capturing images of the fish; and—an electronic image processing system (86) configured for identifying external fish parasites on the fish by analyzing the captured images, wherein: —a ranging detector (54) configured for detecting the presence of fish and measuring a distance from the detector to the fish is mounted adjacent to the camera (52); and—an electronic control system (12) is arranged to control a focus of the camera (52) on the basis of the measured distance and to trigger the camera (52) when a fish has been detected within a predetermined distance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTERVET INC.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20230189767
    Abstract: A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen containing fish, the camera having a field of view; capturing images of the fish with the camera (52); and identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized in that a target region within the field of view of the camera (52) is illuminated from above and below with light of different intensities and/or spectral compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Patent number: 11632939
    Abstract: A system for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, the system comprising: —a camera (52) suitable to be submerged in a sea pen suitable for containing fish, the camera being arranged for capturing images of the fish; and —an electronic image processing system (86) configured for identifying external fish parasites on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized by a camera and lighting rig (10) having a vertical support member (14), an upper boom (16) articulated to a top end of the support member (14) and carrying an upper lighting array (22), a lower boom (18) articulated to a lower end of the support member (14) and carrying a lower lighting array (24), and a housing (20) attached to the support member and carrying the camera (52), wherein the upper and lower lighting arrays (22, 44) are configured to illuminate, from above and from below, a target region inside a field of view of the camera (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20230051104
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a system comprising a tire-mounted inertial measurement unit (IMU). The IMU can be configured to measure linear acceleration data and angular velocity data associated with a tire, and the system can be configured to determine various indicators of tire health based on the linear acceleration data and angular velocity data. The system can be configured to determine a distance between the IMU and an outer rolling surface of the tire. The system can be configured to monitor changes in this distance over time, which can be indicative of tread wear over time. Accordingly, the system can be configured to monitor change in the tread depth over time such that the system is configured to monitor tread depth of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Carpenter, Mark E. Duttweiler, W. Daniel Hillis, James Wallace Sarrett, Bruce J. Walker, David C. Douglas
  • Patent number: 11533893
    Abstract: A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: —submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen containing fish, the camera having a field of view; —capturing images of the fish with the camera (52); and—identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized in that a target region within the field of view of the camera (52) is illuminated from above and below with light of different intensities and/or spectral compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Patent number: 11472235
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a system comprising a tire-mounted inertial measurement unit (IMU). The IMU can be configured to measure linear acceleration data and angular velocity data associated with a tire, and the system can be configured to determine various indicators of tire health based on the linear acceleration data and angular velocity data. The system can be configured to determine a distance between the IMU and an outer rolling surface of the tire. The system can be configured to monitor changes in this distance over time, which can be indicative of tread wear over time. Accordingly, the system can be configured to monitor change in the tread depth over time such that the system is configured to monitor tread depth of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: American Tire Distributors, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Carpenter, Mark E. Duttweiler, W. Daniel Hillis, James Wallace Sarrett, Bruce J. Walker, David C. Douglas
  • Publication number: 20200367475
    Abstract: A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: —submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen containing fish, the camera having a field of view; —capturing images of the fish with the camera (52); and—identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized in that a target region within the field of view of the camera (52) is illuminated from above and below with light of different intensities and/or spectral compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20200337274
    Abstract: A system for external fish parasites monitoring in aquaculture, the system comprising: a camera (52) suitable to be submerged in a sea pen suitable for containing comprising fish, the camera being arranged for capturing images of the fish; and an electronic image processing system (86) configured for identifying external fish parasites on the fish by analyzing the captured images, wherein: a ranging detector (54) configured for detecting the presence of fish and measuring a distance from the detector to the fish is mounted adjacent to the camera (52); and an electronic control system (12) is arranged to control a focus of the camera (52) on the basis of the measured distance and to trigger the camera (52) when a fish has been detected within a predetermined distance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20200288678
    Abstract: A system for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, the system comprising: —a camera (52) suitable to be submerged in a sea pen suitable for containing fish, the camera being arranged for capturing images of the fish; and —an electronic image processing system (86) configured for identifying external fish parasites on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized by a camera and lighting rig (10) having a vertical support member (14), an upper boom (16) articulated to a top end of the support member (14) and carrying an upper lighting array (22), a lower boom (18) articulated to a lower end of the support member (14) and carrying a lower lighting array (24), and a housing (20) attached to the support member and carrying the camera (52), wherein the upper and lower lighting arrays (22, 44) are configured to illuminate, from above and from below, a target region inside a field of view of the camera (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20200288680
    Abstract: A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: submerging a camera in a sea pen comprising fish; capturing images of the fish with the camera; and identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized by the steps of: distinguishing between at least two different classes of external fish parasite which differ in the difficulty of recognizing the external fish parasite; calculating quality metrics for each captured image, the quality metrics permit-ting to identify the classes of external fish parasite for which the quality of the image is sufficient for lice detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20200288679
    Abstract: A method for external fish parasites, such as sea lice, monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: —submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen (40) comprising fish (72, 74); —capturing images of the fish (72, 74) with the camera (52); and —identifying external fish parasites such as sea lice on the fish (72, 74) by analyzing the captured images, characterized by the steps of: —distinguishing between at least two different classes of external fish parasites such as sea lice which differ in the difficulty of recognizing the external fish parasites such as sea lice; —calculating quality metrics for each captured image, the quality metrics permitting to identify the classes of external fish parasites such as sea lice for which the quality of the image is sufficient for sea lice detection; and —establishing separate detection rates for each class of sea lice, each detection rate being based only on images the quality of which, as described by the quality metrics, was sufficient for detecting external fish para
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Russel Howe, Zachary Lizer, James Wallace Sarrett, Peter Jon Abrahamson, Jascha Tucker Little
  • Publication number: 20200231010
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a system comprising a tire-mounted inertial measurement unit (IMU). The IMU can be configured to measure linear acceleration data and angular velocity data associated with a tire, and the system can be configured to determine various indicators of tire health based on the linear acceleration data and angular velocity data. The system can be configured to determine a distance between the IMU and an outer rolling surface of the tire. The system can be configured to monitor changes in this distance over time, which can be indicative of tread wear over time. Accordingly, the system can be configured to monitor change in the tread depth over time such that the system is configured to monitor tread depth of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Carpenter, Mark E. Duttweiler, W. Daniel Hillis, James Wallace Sarrett, Bruce J. Walker, David C. Douglas