Patents by Inventor Jari Tapio Kinnunen

Jari Tapio Kinnunen 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).

  • Method and system for locating a stem of a target tree
    Patent number: 8275547
    Abstract: A method for locating a stem of a target tree is disclosed. The target tree is identified from a sensing dataset. At least one slice is created from the sensing dataset. The at least one slice includes at least a portion of the target tree. A tree stem location of the target tree is determined from the at least one slice. A system for locating a stem of a target tree is also disclosed. The system has a processor configured to implement the described method. The system also has a data input coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with the sensing dataset. The system further has a user interface coupled to either the processor or the data input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Utility Risk Management Corporation, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Robert Rousselle, Vesa Johannes Leppanen, Jari Tapio Kinnunen, Alan John DeJong, Hugh Andrew Clymer, Leighton Edward Dalmasse
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A STEM OF A TARGET TREE
    Publication number: 20100205219
    Abstract: A method for locating a stem of a target tree is disclosed. The target tree is identified from a sensing dataset. At least one slice is created from the sensing dataset. The at least one slice includes at least a portion of the target tree. A tree stem location of the target tree is determined from the at least one slice. A system for locating a stem of a target tree is also disclosed. The system has a processor configured to implement the described method. The system also has a data input coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with the sensing dataset. The system further has a user interface coupled to either the processor or the data input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Adam Robert Rousselle, Vesa Johannes Leppanen, Jari Tapio Kinnunen, Alan John DeJong, Hugh Andrew Clymer, Leighton Edward Dalmasse