Patents by Inventor Kenneth Brown Hood

Kenneth Brown Hood 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 FOR PROCESSING AGRICULTURAL DATA
    Publication number: 20120109520
    Abstract: An improved process for collecting, storing, and sending crop data is disclosed. The process allows data to be collected by PDA and uploaded to a server for remote analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: InTime, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Brown Hood, Hendrik Willem van Riessen, William Matthew Peterson, Patrick Michael Jackson, Phillip Dewey Gillis
  • Method and system for spatially variable rate application of agricultural chemicals based on remotely sensed vegetation data
    Patent number: 7184859
    Abstract: Remotely sensed spectral image data are used to develop a Vegetation Index file which represents spatial variations of actual crop vigor throughout a field that is under cultivation. The latter information is processed to place it in a format that can be used by farm personnel to correlate and calibrate it with actually observed crop conditions existing at control points within the field. Based on the results, farm personnel formulate a prescription request, which is forwarded via email or FTP to a central processing site, where the prescription is prepared. The latter is returned via email or FTP to on-side farm personnel, who can load it into a controller on a spray rig that directly applies inputs to the field at a spatially variable rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: InTime, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Brown Hood, Michael R. Seal, Mark David Lewis, James William Johnson
  • Method and system for spatially variable rate application of agricultural chemicals based on remotely sensed vegetation data
    Patent number: 7103451
    Abstract: Remotely sensed spectral image data are used to develop a Vegetation Index file which represents spatial variations of actual crop vigor throughout an area that is under cultivation. The latter information is processed to place it in a format that can be used by personnel to correlate and calibrate it with actually observed crop conditions existing at control points within the area. Based on the results, personnel formulate a prescription request, which is forwarded to a central processing site, where the prescription is prepared. The latter is returned to a mobile application means that directly applies inputs to the field at a spatially variable rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: InTime, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Seal, Kenneth Brown Hood, Mark David Lewis, James William Johnson, Patrick Jackson, Matthew Peterson, Kelly Dupont, Hendrick Van Riessen
  • Method and apparatus for spatially variable rate application of agricultural chemicals based on remotely sensed vegetation data
    Patent number: 6813544
    Abstract: Remotely sensed spectral image data are used to develop a Vegetation Index file which represents spatial variations of actual crop vigor throughout a field that is under cultivation. The latter information is processed to place it in a format that can be used by farm personnel to correlate and calibrate it with actually observed crop conditions existing at control points within the field. Based on the results, farm personnel formulate a prescription request, which is forwarded via email or FTP to a central processing site, where the prescription is prepared. The latter is returned via email or FTP to on-side farm personnel, who can load it into a controller on a spray rig that directly applies inputs to the field at a spatially variable rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Institute of Technology Development
    Inventors: Kenneth Brown Hood, Michael R. Seal, Mark David Lewis, James William Johnson
  • Method and apparatus for spatially variable rate application of agricultural chemicals based on remotely sensed vegetation data
    Publication number: 20040034450
    Abstract: Remotely sensed spectral image data are used to develop a Vegetation Index file which represents spatial variations of actual crop vigor throughout a field that is under cultivation. The latter information is processed to place it in a format that can be used by farm personnel to correlate and calibrate it with actually observed crop conditions existing at control points within the field. Based on the results, farm personnel formulate a prescription request, which is forwarded via email or FTP to a central processing site, where the prescription is prepared. The latter is returned via email or FTP to on-side farm personnel, who can load it into a controller on a spray rig that directly applies inputs to the field at a spatially variable rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Institute For Technology Development
    Inventors: Michael R. Seal, Kenneth Brown Hood, Mark David Lewis, James William Johnson