Patents by Inventor Marie Coffin
Marie Coffin 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).
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Patent number: 11861625Abstract: A method for monitoring regenerative management practices in agricultural parcels includes: determining a regenerative carbon footprint value for a parcel that comprises a difference of a regenerative carbon footprint and a baseline carbon footprint, where the baseline carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crop growth under current management practices and the regenerative carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crop growth under one or more regenerative management practices; for key dates corresponding to implementation and maintenance of each of the one or more regenerative management practices, processing and evaluating remotely sensed images against corresponding crop curves to determine compliance/noncompliance indicators that correspond each of the key dates; and storing the compliance/noncompliance indicators within a parcel database, where the compliance/noncompliance indicators are employed at a final daType: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jenette M. Ashtekar, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, Marie A. Coffin, Margaret C. Kosmala
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Patent number: 11823296Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics include a productivity metric.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jason M. Rute, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, R. Shane Bussmann, Marie A. Coffin, Amy E. Hawkins, Margaret C. Kosmala, Samuel P. White
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Patent number: 11798043Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics and the valuation for the each of the parcels are expressed relative to all of the parcels within the prescribType: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Amy E. Hawkins, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, R. Shane Bussmann, Marie A. Coffin, Margaret C. Kosmala, Jason M. Rute, Samuel P. White
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Patent number: 11775906Abstract: A method for verifying regenerative management practices in agricultural parcels includes: determining a regenerative carbon footprint value for a parcel that comprises a difference of a regenerative carbon footprint and a baseline carbon footprint, where the baseline carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crops under current management practices, and where the regenerative carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crops under regenerative management practices corresponding to a plan proposed by a grower; approving and publishing carbon credits according to the plan; for key dates corresponding to each of the regenerative management practices, processing remotely sensed images against corresponding crop curves to determine compliance/noncompliance indicators corresponding to the key dates; and storing the compliance/noncompliance indicators database, and determining at a verification date compliance with the plan.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jenette M. Ashtekar, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, Marie A. Coffin, Margaret C. Kosmala
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Patent number: 11763271Abstract: A system for determining regenerative carbon footprint in agricultural parcels, including: a sequestration server, having: a management processor that builds first simulation inputs that correspond to baseline management practices, and that builds second simulation inputs that correspond to regenerative management practices; a crop simulation processor, that employs the first simulation inputs to simulate crop growth for a prescribed number of growing seasons to generate first outputs, and configured to employ the second simulation inputs to simulate crop growth for the prescribed number of growing seasons to generate second outputs; and a CO2E determination processor, that employs the first outputs and the second outputs to compute baseline annual carbon dioxide emissions and regenerative annual carbon dioxide emissions, and configured to subtract the baseline annual carbon dioxide emissions from the regenerative annual carbon dioxide emissions to yield a regenerative carbon footprint for the first agricultuType: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jenette M. Ashtekar, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, Marie A. Coffin, Margaret C. Kosmala
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Patent number: 11727170Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics and the valuation for the each of the parcels are expressed relative to all of the parcels within the prescribType: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marie A. Coffin, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, R. Shane Bussmann, Amy E. Hawkins, Margaret C. Kosmala, Jason M. Rute, Samuel P. White
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Patent number: 11720723Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics include a sustainability metric.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Margaret C. Kosmala, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, R. Shane Bussmann, Marie A. Coffin, Amy E. Hawkins, Jason M. Rute, Samuel P. White
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Patent number: 11720724Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a weighted valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics and the weighted valuation for the each of the parcels are expressed relative to all of the parcels wType: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Marie A. Coffin, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, R. Shane Bussmann, Amy E. Hawkins, Margaret C. Kosmala, Jason M. Rute, Samuel P. White
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Patent number: 11682090Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics include a stability metric.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: R. Shane Bussmann, Ernesto Brau, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Marie A. Coffin, Amy E. Hawkins, Margaret C. Kosmala, Jason M. Rute, Samuel P. White
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Publication number: 20230048751Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with enhanced agronomic traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more enhanced traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Marie COFFIN
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Publication number: 20220251593Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with enhanced agronomic traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more enhanced traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Maria C. Bohannon, Marie Coffin, Amanda Winslow, Faten Shaikh
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Patent number: 11371054Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with enhanced agronomic traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more enhanced traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Marie Coffin
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Publication number: 20220138649Abstract: A method for verifying regenerative management practices in agricultural parcels includes: determining a regenerative carbon footprint value for a parcel that comprises a difference of a regenerative carbon footprint and a baseline carbon footprint, where the baseline carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crops under current management practices, and where the regenerative carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crops under regenerative management practices corresponding to a plan proposed by a grower; approving and publishing carbon credits according to the plan; for key dates corresponding to each of the regenerative management practices, processing remotely sensed images against corresponding crop curves to determine compliance/noncompliance indicators corresponding to the key dates; and storing the compliance/noncompliance indicators database, and determining at a verification date compliance with the plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jenette M. Ashtekar, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, Marie A. Coffin, Margaret C. Kosmala
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Publication number: 20220138703Abstract: A system for determining regenerative carbon footprint in agricultural parcels, including: a sequestration server, having: a management processor that builds first simulation inputs that correspond to baseline management practices, and that builds second simulation inputs that correspond to regenerative management practices; a crop simulation processor, that employs the first simulation inputs to simulate crop growth for a prescribed number of growing seasons to generate first outputs, and configured to employ the second simulation inputs to simulate crop growth for the prescribed number of growing seasons to generate second outputs; and a CO2E determination processor, that employs the first outputs and the second outputs to compute baseline annual carbon dioxide emissions and regenerative annual carbon dioxide emissions, and configured to subtract the baseline annual carbon dioxide emissions from the regenerative annual carbon dioxide emissions to yield a regenerative carbon footprint for the first agricultuType: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jenette M. Ashtekar, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, Marie A. Coffin, Margaret C. Kosmala
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Publication number: 20220138767Abstract: A method for monitoring regenerative management practices in agricultural parcels includes: determining a regenerative carbon footprint value for a parcel that comprises a difference of a regenerative carbon footprint and a baseline carbon footprint, where the baseline carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crop growth under current management practices and the regenerative carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crop growth under one or more regenerative management practices; for key dates corresponding to implementation and maintenance of each of the one or more regenerative management practices, processing and evaluating remotely sensed images against corresponding crop curves to determine compliance/noncompliance indicators that correspond each of the key dates; and storing the compliance/noncompliance indicators within a parcel database, where the compliance/noncompliance indicators are employed at a final daType: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: CIBO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jenette M. Ashtekar, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, Marie A. Coffin, Margaret C. Kosmala
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Patent number: 11274312Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with enhanced agronomic traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more enhanced traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Marie Coffin
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Publication number: 20210257111Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics include a sustainability metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: MARGARET C. KOSMALA, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, R. Shane Bussmann, Marie A. Coffin, Amy E. Hawkins, Jason M. Rute, Samuel P. White
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Publication number: 20210256572Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics include a productivity metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Jason M. Rute, Pankaj C. Bhambhani, Ernesto Brau, R. Shane Bussmann, Marie A. Coffin, Amy E. Hawkins, Margaret C. Kosmala, Samuel P. White
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Publication number: 20210257113Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a weighted valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics and the weighted valuation for the each of the parcels are expressed relative to all of the parcels wType: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: MARIE A. COFFIN, PANKAJ C. BHAMBHANI, ERNESTO BRAU, R. SHANE BUSSMANN, AMY E. HAWKINS, MARGARET C. KOSMALA, JASON M. RUTE, SAMUEL P. WHITE
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Publication number: 20210256640Abstract: A method for agricultural land parcel valuation includes: accessing data for parcels within a prescribed region, the data comprising management practices, historical weather conditions, locations and topography, remote sense images, soil types, and crop types; assessing and ranking the management practices for each of the parcels; generating simulation inputs for the each of the parcels, where the simulation inputs comprise highest ranked management practices, the historical weather conditions, the locations and topography, the soil types, and the crop types; simulating crop growth for the each of the parcels over a prescribed number of previous years, where the simulating employs the simulation inputs provided by the generating; and employing selected outputs from the simulating to calculate agricultural metrics and a valuation corresponding to the each of the parcels, where the agricultural metrics include a stability metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: R. SHANE BUSSMANN, ERNESTO BRAU, PANKAJ C. BHAMBHANI, MARIE A. COFFIN, AMY E. HAWKINS, MARGARET C. KOSMALA, JASON M. RUTE, SAMUEL P. WHITE