Patents by Inventor Jerald K. PATAKY

Jerald K. PATAKY 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).

  • Rapid stalk strength assessment
    Patent number: 12055522
    Abstract: A system for post-harvest or at-harvest determination of pre-harvest strength of a corn stalk wherein the system comprises a stalk stump cutter structured and operable to cut a discarded post-harvest stalk stump to provide a substantially flat and even cross-sectional surface of the stalk stump, an imaging device structured and operable to acquire image data of the stalk stump cross-section, and a computer based data processing system structured and operable to analyze the image data and determine a pre-harvest stalk strength of the corresponding stalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jen Marzu, Jonathan N. Nordby, Jerald K. Pataky, Boyan N. Peshlov, Roger A. Weyhrich
  • RAPID STALK STRENGTH ASSESSMENT
    Publication number: 20210181078
    Abstract: A system for post-harvest or at-harvest determination of pre-harvest strength of a corn stalk wherein the system comprises a stalk stump cutter structured and operable to cut a discarded post-harvest stalk stump to provide a substantially flat and even cross-sectional surface of the stalk stump, an imaging device structured and operable to acquire image data of the stalk stump cross-section, and a computer based data processing system structured and operable to analyze the image data and determine a pre-harvest stalk strength of the corresponding stalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jen MARZU, Jonathan N. NORDBY, Jerald K. PATAKY, Boyan N. PESHLOV, Roger A. WEYHRICH