Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Agur

Kenneth R. Agur 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).

  • Plant detection systems comprising a photodetector housing with a detector lens and an aperture plate
    Patent number: 10883872
    Abstract: A plant detection system includes a radiation module and a photodetector system. The photodetector system includes a photodetector housing, one or more photodetectors, a detector lens, and an aperture plate. The aperture plate is disposed within the photodetector housing between the detector lens and the one or more photodetectors and has an aperture extending therethrough. The detector lens and the aperture plate are configured so that stray radiation received by the detector lens is directed through the aperture in the aperture plate or onto a surface of the aperture plate without being directed onto sidewalls of the photodetector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Quaderer, Chao Y. Lee, Kenneth S. Bradley, Kenneth R. Agur
  • PLANT DETECTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200278242
    Abstract: A plant detection system includes a radiation module and a photodetector system. The photodetector system includes a photodetector housing, one or more photodetectors, a detector lens, and an aperture plate. The aperture plate is disposed within the photodetector housing between the detector lens and the one or more photodetectors and has an aperture extending therethrough. The detector lens and the aperture plate are configured so that stray radiation received by the detector lens is directed through the aperture in the aperture plate or onto a surface of the aperture plate without being directed onto sidewalls of the photodetector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: James G. Quaderer, Chao Y. Lee, Kenneth S. Bradley, Kenneth R. Agur
  • Plant detector
    Patent number: D891954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Ruzzi, Kenneth S. Bradley, James G. Quaderer, Daniel Rodriguez, Chao Y. Lee, Kenneth R. Agur