Patents by Inventor KLAUS RUELBERG

KLAUS RUELBERG 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).

  • Reading out optically readable codes
    Patent number: 11922269
    Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with the technical field of marking objects with optically readable codes and reading out (decoding) the codes. Subjects of the present disclosure are a method, a system and a computer program product for decoding optically readable codes introduced in surfaces of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Benjamin Hoetter, Gregor Fischer, Klaus Ruelberg, Dirk Schäfer
  • READING OUT OPTICALLY READABLE CODES
    Publication number: 20230196044
    Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with the technical field of marking objects with optically readable codes and reading out (decoding) the codes. Subjects of the present disclosure are a method, a system and a computer program product for decoding optically readable codes introduced in surfaces of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin HOETTER, Gregor FISCHER, Klaus RUELBERG, Dirk SCHÄFER
  • YIELD PREDICTION FOR A CORNFIELD
    Publication number: 20210241482
    Abstract: A method for predicting the yield of a cornfield is presented. The method has the steps of positioning a digital camera at a defined distance above an average plane of ears of a cornfield, capturing a digital image of a section of the cornfield, determining the area of the captured cornfield section, determining the total area of the ears in the digital image compared to the total area of the digital image, and determining the yield of the field from the total area of the ears in the digital image compared to the total area of the digital image, the determined area of the captured cornfield section, the average grain weight of an ear, a total field area and a calibration factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Klaus RUELBERG, Gregor FISCHER
  • Determining the grain weight of an ear
    Patent number: 11010913
    Abstract: A method is presented for determining a weight of all of the grains of an ear of a grain stalk. The method comprises providing a digital image of the ear in a spindle step view of the ear, wherein the ear is located in front of a reference card as a background, and determining the length of the ear by means of a comparison with the reference card. Furthermore, the method comprises determining a number of spindle steps of the ear by means of a template matching method, determining a number of grains of the ear and determining of the weight of all of the grains of the ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: BASF Agro Trademarks GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Ruelberg, Gregor Fischer
  • Yield prediction for a cornfield
    Patent number: 10984548
    Abstract: A method for predicting the yield of a cornfield is presented. The method has the steps of positioning a digital camera at a defined distance above an average plane of ears of a cornfield, capturing a digital image of a section of the cornfield, determining the area of the captured cornfield section, determining the total area of the ears in the digital image compared to the total area of the digital image, and determining the yield of the field from the total area of the ears in the digital image compared to the total area of the digital image, the determined area of the captured cornfield section, the average grain weight of an ear, a total field area and a calibration factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BASF AGRO TRADEMARKS GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Ruelberg, Gregor Fischer
  • YIELD PREDICTION FOR A CORNFIELD
    Publication number: 20190286904
    Abstract: A method for predicting the yield of a cornfield is presented. The method has the steps of positioning a digital camera at a defined distance above an average plane of ears of a cornfield, capturing a digital image of a section of the cornfield, determining the area of the captured cornfield section, determining the total area of the ears in the digital image compared to the total area of the digital image, and determining the yield of the field from the total area of the ears in the digital image compared to the total area of the digital image, the determined area of the captured cornfield section, the average grain weight of an ear, a total field area and a calibration factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: KLAUS RUELBERG, Gregor FISCHER
  • DETERMINING THE GRAIN WEIGHT OF AN EAR
    Publication number: 20190236800
    Abstract: A method is presented for determining a weight of all of the grains of an ear of a grain stalk. The method comprises providing a digital image of the ear in a spindle step view of the ear, wherein the ear is located in front of a reference card as a background, and determining the length of the ear by means of a comparison with the reference card. Furthermore, the method comprises determining a number of spindle steps of the ear by means of a template matching method, determining a number of grains of the ear and determining of the weight of all of the grains of the ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: KLAUS RUELBERG, Gregor FISCHER