Patents by Inventor Kerry Brian Walsh

Kerry Brian Walsh 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).

  • Spectral assessment of fruit
    Patent number: 7103207
    Abstract: Apparatus for the spectral assessment of fruit includes a sensor head (10) positioned adjacent a near infrared light source (11). The sensor head is coupled to a spectrometer via fibre optics (30). The sensor head is positioned close to the periphery of fruit substantially parallel with the light from the light source so that the fibre optics sense only the internally reflected or refracted light emanating from the fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignees: Color Vision Systems PTD Ltd., Central Queensland University
    Inventors: Peter Gary Brown, Colin Victor Greensill, Kerry Brian Walsh
  • Spectral assessment of fruit
    Publication number: 20030149544
    Abstract: Apparatus for the spectral assessment of fruit comprising a sensor head (10) positioned adjacent a near infrared light source (11), the sensor head being coupled to a spectrometer via fibre optics (30), the sensor head being positioned close to the periphery of fruit substantially parallel with the light from the light source so that the fibre optics sense only the internally reflected or refracted light emanating from the fruit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Gary Brown, Colin Victor Greensill, Kerry Brian Walsh