Patents by Inventor Marcelo N. Dos Santos

Marcelo N. Dos Santos 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 method and system using a high resolution sensing device for analyzing and servicing crops
    Patent number: 10372987
    Abstract: A system for observing agricultural samples includes a chassis suspended on an elevated cable or rail, an actuator disposed within the chassis for moving the chassis forward and backward along the elevated cable or rail, a camera mounted on or within the chassis and configured to acquire image data of an area below the elevated cable or rail including an agricultural sample, and a processor disposed within the chassis for receiving image data from the camera, autonomously controlling the actuator to move the chassis along the elevated cable or rail, and assessing a condition of the agricultural sample from the received image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rafael R. De Mello Brandao, Marcio F. Moreno, Igor C. Oliveira, Marcelo N. Dos Santos, Leonardo P. Tizzei, Bianca Zadrozny, Maciel Zortea
  • AGRICULTURAL METHOD AND SYSTEM USING A HIGH RESOLUTION SENSING DEVICE FOR ANALYZING AND SERVICING CROPS
    Publication number: 20180325051
    Abstract: A system for observing agricultural samples includes a chassis suspended on an elevated cable or rail, an actuator disposed within the chassis for moving the chassis forward and backward along the elevated cable or rail, a camera mounted on or within the chassis and configured to acquire image data of an area below the elevated cable or rail including an agricultural sample, and a processor disposed within the chassis for receiving image data from the camera, autonomously controlling the actuator to move the chassis along the elevated cable or rail, and assessing a condition of the agricultural sample from the received image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Rafael R. De Mello Brandao, Marcio F. Moreno, Igor C. Oliveira, Marcelo N. Dos Santos, Leonardo P. Tizzei, Bianca Zadrozny, Maciel Zortea