Patents by Inventor John Vickery

John Vickery 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).

  • METADATA-DRIVEN DATA INGESTION
    Publication number: 20230100418
    Abstract: An electronic system for increasing the speed of preparing data with a specified data quality for storage by automatically identifying for a user, with minimal user input, common contexts among (i) fields in disparate datasets, and (ii) names the user has specified as potentially describing the fields, and by using those common contexts to govern the disparate datasets prior to storage to ensure the specified data quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Dusan Radivojevic, Robert Parks, Adam Weiss, Maja Jankovic, John Vickery
  • Method for detecting and managing nematode population
    Patent number: 7271386
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for pest management using remote sensing technology. One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for detecting plant-parasitic nematodes using hyperspectral reflectance data. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a device for determining the population of reniform nematode in a target. The further aspect of the present invention relates to a method for managing nematode population with variable rate applications of nematicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Gary W. Lawrence, Roger King, Amber T. Kelley, John Vickery
  • Method for detecting and managing nematode population
    Publication number: 20060006335
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for pest management using remote sensing technology. One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for detecting plant-parasitic nematodes using hyperspectral reflectance data. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a device for determining the population of reniform nematode in a target. The further aspect of the present invention relates to a method for managing nematode population with variable rate applications of nematicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Gary Lawrence, Roger King, Amber Kelley, John Vickery
  • Storage apparatus, particularly with automatic insertion and retrieval
    Patent number: 5233844
    Abstract: A storage unit comprises a housing defining a storage chamber and a plurality of specimen carriers in the form of annular shelves disposed one below the other inside the chamber. A rotary drive is operatively connected to the carriers for rotating the carriers independently about a vertical axis. The housing is provided with an access opening for enabling access to the chamber from above the carrier, while an insertion and removal mechanism serves to alternately insert and remove specimens from the chamber via the access opening. The insertion and removal mechanism includes a lifting device disposed at least partially inside the storage chamber for moving specimens vertically between the access opening and the respective carriers. Specimen-containing vials are disposed on trays which in turn are supported by the carriers. The lifting mechanism operates to lift entire trays from the respective carriers towards the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Cryo-cell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Hermann Knippscheer, Daniel D. Richard, Stanley Rosenberg, Michael Murphy, John Vickery