Patents by Inventor Miguel L. Cabrera

Miguel L. Cabrera 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).

  • Systems and method for predicting the lime requirement in soils
    Patent number: 7679058
    Abstract: Methods and systems related to soil testing are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure includes a calibrated near-infrared (NIR) spectrophotometer and a soil sample with an unknown value of at least one of pH and b disposed in proximity to the calibrated NIR spectrophotometer, the NIR spectrophotometer configured to produce a spectrum from a reading of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Kissel, Miguel L. Cabrera
  • Systems and Methods for Predicting the Lime Requirement in Soils
    Publication number: 20080137069
    Abstract: Methods and systems related to soil testing are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure includes a calibrated near-infrared (NIR) spectrophotometer and a soil sample with an unknown value of at least one of pH and b disposed in proximity to the calibrated NIR spectrophotometer, the NIR spectrophotometer configured to produce a spectrum from a reading of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: David E. Kissel, Miguel L. Cabrera