Patents by Inventor Mahesh N. Bhanu

Mahesh N. Bhanu 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).

  • Agricultural machine with resonance vibration response detection
    Patent number: 12270802
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a vibration stimulation source configured to generate a vibration stimulation signal directed toward plant matter and a sensor system configured to sense electromagnetic radiation reflected from the plant matter, generate a first signal based on the sensed electromagnetic radiation, and generate a second signal indicative of a resonant vibration response of the plant matter, that is in response to the vibration stimulation signal. The agricultural machine includes a plant evaluation system configured to, based on the first and second signals, generate plant characterization data indicative of one or more physical characteristics of the plant matter, and a control system configured to generate an action signal based on the plant characterization data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mahesh N. Bhanu, Benjamin M. Smith, Noel W. Anderson
  • AGRICULTURAL MACHINE WITH RESONANCE VIBRATION RESPONSE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20200072809
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a vibration stimulation source configured to generate a vibration stimulation signal directed toward plant matter and a sensor system configured to sense electromagnetic radiation reflected from the plant matter, generate a first signal based on the sensed electromagnetic radiation, and generate a second signal indicative of a resonant vibration response of the plant matter, that is in response to the vibration stimulation signal. The agricultural machine includes a plant evaluation system configured to, based on the first and second signals, generate plant characterization data indicative of one or more physical characteristics of the plant matter, and a control system configured to generate an action signal based on the plant characterization data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mahesh N. Bhanu, Benjamin M. Smith, Noel W. Anderson