Patents by Inventor Laura HESS

Laura HESS 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).

  • Patent number: 12696851
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for directing crop disease treatments to agricultural fields. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a user input from a user at a communication device associated with an interface indicative of likelihood of a first disease in a plurality of agricultural fields and, in response, determining a likelihood of occurrence of the first disease for ones of the plurality of agricultural fields. The method then also includes generating an interface indicative of the likelihood of occurrence of the first disease in the ones of the plurality of agricultural fields and causing the interface to be displayed at the communication device associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: MONSANTO COMPANY
    Inventors: Matt Dimmic, Thomas Eickhoff, Laura Hess, Hunter Merrill
  • Publication number: 20250156967
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in applying treatments to crops in fields. One example computer-implemented method includes determining a growth stage vector indicative of a growth stage of a crop in a field, using a GRU-based phenology model, based on a planting date of the crop and weather data for the field. The method also includes determining a disease risk for the crop in the field based on a disease risk model and the growth stage vector, determining a residual protection of the field for a prior treatment of the field, and determining whether application of the treatment is recommended for the field based on the disease risk and the determined residual protection. The method then includes, in response to determining that application of the treatment is recommended, identifying application intervals for the treatment based on the weather data for the application intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Nathan BESTOR, Adrian CLARKE, Ryan COMPTON, Laura HESS, Chris HWANG, Shilpa SOOD, Joshua TOLLEFSON, Skylar TRIGUEIRO, Maria WOJAKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20240389518
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for directing crop disease treatments to agricultural fields. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a user input from a user at a communication device associated with an interface indicative of likelihood of a first disease in a plurality of agricultural fields and, in response, determining a likelihood of occurrence of the first disease for ones of the plurality of agricultural fields. The method then also includes generating an interface indicative of the likelihood of occurrence of the first disease in the ones of the plurality of agricultural fields and causing the interface to be displayed at the communication device associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Matt DIMMIC, Thomas EICKHOFF, Laura HESS, Hunter MERRILL
  • Publication number: 20240242121
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting likelihoods of multiple crop disease types for target plots. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a request for a crop disease prediction related to treatment of a target plot for one or more crop diseases and accessing a multiple disease joint model consistent with location data included in the request. The computer-implemented method also includes determining, via the multiple disease joint model, first and second disease likelihood output based on at least the location data, where the first and second disease likelihood outputs are each associated with a different one of the multiple disease types, and generating a treatment recommendation based on the first and second disease likelihood outputs. The computer-implemented method then includes directing application of at least one treatment to the target plot, based on the treatment recommendation output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Juan Lopez ARRIAZA, Kelsey BLACKSTONE, Laura HESS, Hunter MERRILL, Maria WOJAKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20230354854
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a puree of palm and process of making the puree. The puree of palm has reduced sugar, low calorie, various nutrients, and favorable sensory characteristic. The puree can by itself serve as a food product or can also be used as a functional component for beverages and foodstuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ray SCHACHT, Laura HESS, Brenda RUDAN, Allen ZHU, Kelly BROWN, Juan Carlos MOTAMAYOR, Marcelo PEREZ
  • Publication number: 20230035413
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in applying treatments to crops in fields. One example computer-implemented method includes calculating a growth stage of a crop in a field on a defined date based on planting data and weather data for the field and/or crop, and then, in response to the growth stage being within a spray window for the crop, defining a plurality of synthetic sprays within the spray window for the field. The method then includes, for each one of the synthetic sprays, calculating at least one disease risk for the crop in the field and calculating a response to the synthetic spray. The method then further includes compiling a report including a selected one or more of the responses, based on yield differences of the responses, as a recommendation for applying the treatment to the crop consistent with the synthetic spray associated with the selected one or more of the responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Vera BULAEVSKAYA, Laura HESS, Christopher HWANG, Ricardo LEMOS, Hunter MERRILL, Shilpa SOOD, Liwei WEN
  • Publication number: 20220394992
    Abstract: The inventors have discovered that coffee berry juice, produced from whole coffee berries, can produce a distinct taste and chemical profile when compared to coffee and coffee berry extract products. The disclosed invention is directed to coffee berry juice products and methods of producing a coffee berry juice product. Especially preferred methods include use of whole coffee berries with increased concentrations of caffeine, chlorogenic acid and terpenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Raymond SCHACHT, Brenda RUDAN, Hector M. DEL VALLE, Steve ALLMON, Yu FANG, Juan Carlos MONTAMAYOR ARIAS, Laura HESS, Marcelo PEREZ