Patents by Inventor Mahesh Sudhakaran

Mahesh Sudhakaran 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).

  • Automated management of potentially hazardous objects near power lines
    Patent number: 11270111
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for detecting vegetation near a power line. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes detecting the spectral characteristics of a target location. The spectral characteristics can be used to detect a tree at the target location. The location of the power lines that are within a buffer distance of the tree can be detected. Given that the tree is within a buffer distance, a risk value can be calculated for the tree. The risk value can convey the likelihood that the tree will contact the power line. If the risk is above a threshold amount, a work order can be issued to direct a crew to trim or cut the tree to prevent it from contacting the power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Levente I. Klein, John Wamburu, Hendrik F. Hamann, Bryan Sacks, Mahesh Sudhakaran
  • AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OBJECTS NEAR POWER LINES
    Publication number: 20200250424
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for detecting vegetation near a power line. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes detecting the spectral characteristics of a target location. The spectral characteristics can be used to detect a tree at the target location. The location of the power lines that are within a buffer distance of the tree can be detected. Given that the tree is within a buffer distance, a risk value can be calculated for the tree. The risk value can convey the likelihood that the tree will contact the power line. If the risk is above a threshold amount, a work order can be issued to direct a crew to trim or cut the tree to prevent it from contacting the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: LEVENTE I. KLEIN, John Wamburu, Hendrik F. Hamann, Bryan Sacks, Mahesh Sudhakaran