Patents by Inventor Laura Valentine Chrobak

Laura Valentine Chrobak 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: 12192634
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene, a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder, and calibration parameters of a camera, the system determines a size of the subfeeder in the image of the scene, the system selects an updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder, the system provides the updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder to a winch controller, and the system moves the camera to the updated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TidaIX AI Inc.
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20240428459
    Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving, by a control system having (i) a first camera configured to obtain an image of a scene, (ii) a winch controller, and (iii) a feeding system configured to deliver a feed to aquaculture, instructions to initiate a calibration of the first camera, determining a calibration state of the first camera, determining a sequence of calibration steps based on the calibration state of the first camera, and executing the sequence of calibration steps to calibrate the first camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Grace Taixi Brentano, Barnaby John James, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20240351672
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suit with an integrated air supply. The suit includes a body comprising a first body portion and a second body portion, an air supply coupleable to the body, a coupling mechanism coupled to the body and arranged for releasably receiving the air supply. The coupling mechanism is disposed on the first body portion and the second body portion of the suit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Riva Gulassa, Courtney Michelle Anderson, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Akiko Saito Foo
  • Publication number: 20240303799
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for underwater camera biomass prediction aggregation. In some implementations, an exemplary method includes obtaining images of fish captured by an underwater camera; providing data of the images to a trained model; obtaining output of the trained model indicating the likelihoods that the biomass of fish are within multiple ranges; combining likelihoods of the output based on one or more ranges common to likelihoods of two or more fish to generate a biomass distribution; and determining an action based on the biomass distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Julia Black Ling, Laura Valentine Chrobak
  • Patent number: 12051222
    Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving, by a control system having (i) a first camera configured to obtain an image of a scene, (ii) a winch controller, and (iii) a feeding system configured to deliver a feed to aquaculture, instructions to initiate a calibration of the first camera, determining a calibration state of the first camera, determining a sequence of calibration steps based on the calibration state of the first camera, and executing the sequence of calibration steps to calibrate the first camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Grace Taixi Brentano, Barnaby John James, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20240147968
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that generate from a first pair and a second pair of images of livestock that are within an enclosure and that are taken at different times using a stereoscopic camera, at least two distance distributions of the aquatic livestock within the enclosure. The distance distributions can be used to determine a measure associated with an optical property of the water within the enclosure. A signal associated with the measure can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Laura Valentine Chrobak, Peter Kimball, Barnaby John James, Julia Black Ling
  • Patent number: 11842473
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for underwater camera biomass prediction aggregation. In some implementations, an exemplary method includes obtaining images of fish captured by an underwater camera; providing data of the images to a trained model; obtaining output of the trained model indicating the likelihoods that the biomass of fish are within multiple ranges; combining likelihoods of the output based on one or more ranges common to likelihoods of two or more fish to generate a biomass distribution; and determining an action based on the biomass distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Julia Black Ling, Laura Valentine Chrobak
  • Publication number: 20230395048
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for receiving outputs from a plurality of models that are each informed by real-time data provided by one or more sensors that are present in an aquaculture environment. An input is generated for an algorithmic music composer for algorithmically composing music that reflects multiple current conditions within the aquaculture environment, based at least on the received outputs from the plurality of models. The input is provided to the algorithmic music composer to algorithmically compose the music that reflects the multiple current conditions within the aquaculture environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Grace Calvert Young, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Kathy Sun
  • Publication number: 20230388639
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene, a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder, and calibration parameters of a camera, the system determines a size of the subfeeder in the image of the scene, the system selects an updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder, the system provides the updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder to a winch controller, and the system moves the camera to the updated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20230360423
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for underwater camera biomass prediction. In some implementations, an exemplary method includes obtaining one or more images of a population of fish captured by an underwater camera; providing data corresponding to the one or more images to a model trained to predict biomass values; obtaining output of the trained model including a predicted biomass value indicating a future biomass of a fish within the population of fish; and determining an action based on the predicted biomass value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Julia Black Ling, Laura Valentine Chrobak
  • Publication number: 20230337640
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for monocular underwater camera biomass estimation. In some implementations, an exemplary method includes obtaining a plurality of images of fish captured by a monocular underwater camera; providing the plurality of images that were captured by the monocular underwater camera to a first model trained to detect one or more fish within the plurality of images; generating one or more values for each detected fish as a set of values; generating a biomass distribution of the fish based on the set of values; and determining an action based on the biomass distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Julia Black Ling, Laura Valentine Chrobak
  • Publication number: 20230326226
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for monocular underwater camera biomass estimation. In some implementations, an exemplary method includes obtaining an image of a fish captured by a monocular underwater camera; providing the image of the fish to a depth perception model; obtaining output of the depth perception model indicating a depth-enhanced image of the fish data in the image; determining a biomass value estimate of the fish based on the output; and determining an action based on one or more biomass values estimates including the biomass value estimate of the fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Julia Black Ling, Laura Valentine Chrobak
  • Patent number: 11737434
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that generate from a first pair and a second pair of images of livestock that are within an enclosure and that are taken at different times using a stereoscopic camera, at least two distance distributions of the aquatic livestock within the enclosure. The distance distributions can be used to determine a measure associated with an optical property of the water within the enclosure. A signal associated with the measure can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Laura Valentine Chrobak, Peter Kimball, Barnaby John James, Julia Black Ling
  • Patent number: 11711617
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene, a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder, and calibration parameters of a camera, the system determines a size of the subfeeder in the image of the scene, the system selects an updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder, the system provides the updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder to a winch controller, and the system moves the camera to the updated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20230177668
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for underwater camera biomass prediction aggregation. In some implementations, an exemplary method includes obtaining images of fish captured by an underwater camera; providing data of the images to a trained model; obtaining output of the trained model indicating the likelihoods that the biomass of fish are within multiple ranges; combining likelihoods of the output based on one or more ranges common to likelihoods of two or more fish to generate a biomass distribution; and determining an action based on the biomass distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Julia Black Ling, Laura Valentine Chrobak
  • Publication number: 20230130472
    Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a marine sensor platform that includes: a line having a plurality of slots that are spaced apart on the line, a plurality of sensor nodes, each sensor node configured to couple to each of the slots on the line, and each sensor node including at least one sensor, a power source coupled to the plurality of sensor nodes and configured to supply power to the plurality of sensor nodes on the line, and a controller coupled to the power source and the plurality of sensor nodes on the line, wherein the controller is configured to identify a type of the at least one sensor included in each of the sensor nodes when each of the sensor nodes is coupled to the respective slot on the line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Rossignol, Eric Teller, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Neil Davé, Balaprakash Kasiviswanathan
  • Publication number: 20230018914
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that generate from a first pair and a second pair of images of livestock that are within an enclosure and that are taken at different times using a stereoscopic camera, at least two distance distributions of the aquatic livestock within the enclosure. The distance distributions can be used to determine a measure associated with an optical property of the water within the enclosure. A signal associated with the measure can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Laura Valentine Chrobak, Peter Kimball, Barnaby John James, Julia Black Ling
  • Publication number: 20230017422
    Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving, by a control system having (i) a first camera configured to obtain an image of a scene, (ii) a winch controller, and (iii) a feeding system configured to deliver a feed to aquaculture, instructions to initiate a calibration of the first camera, determining a calibration state of the first camera, determining a sequence of calibration steps based on the calibration state of the first camera, and executing the sequence of calibration steps to calibrate the first camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Grace Taixi Brentano, Barnaby John James, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20220408701
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for the automated feeding of fish. In some implementations, a corresponding method may include obtaining meal configuration data including one or more parameters indicating a meal plan for feeding farmed fish; executing the meal plan based on the meal configuration data; receiving sensor data from one or more sensors during execution of the meal plan; and adjusting the execution of the meal plan based on the sensor data from the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Zhaoying Yao, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Kira Kamilla Smiley
  • Publication number: 20220353422
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene, a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder, and calibration parameters of a camera, the system determines a size of the subfeeder in the image of the scene, the system selects an updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder, the system provides the updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder to a winch controller, and the system moves the camera to the updated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao