Patents by Inventor Michael Knoll Sergi-Curfman

Michael Knoll Sergi-Curfman 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).

  • Computer vision and machine learning software for grading and sorting plants
    Patent number: 9527115
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that require sophisticated quality sorting. The present invention is a sequence of software operations that can be applied to various crops (or other objects besides plants) in a re-usable fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: David Arthur LaRose, Christopher Chandler Fromme, David Jonathan Stager, Michael Knoll Sergi-Curfman, James Andrew Bagnell, Elliot Allen Cuzzillo, L. Douglas Baker
  • COMPUTER VISION AND MACHINE LEARNING SOFTWARE FOR GRADING AND SORTING PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130028487
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that require sophisticated quality sorting. The present invention is a sequence of software operations that can be applied to various crops (or other objects besides plants) in a re-usable fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: David Jonathan Stager, Michael Knoll Sergi-Curfman, David Arthur LaRose, Christopher Chandler Fromme, James Andrew Bagnell, Elliot Allen Cuzzillo, L. Douglas Baker