Patents by Inventor Odemir Martinez Bruno

Odemir Martinez Bruno 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).

  • Method for identifying
    Patent number: 8068132
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a computer vision system for identifying the fungus Guignardia citricarpa, the causing agent of the citrus black spot. The invention refers to a method for identifying Guignardia citricarpa using a computer vision system comprising the steps of a) image acquisition from a collection disk using a digital camera connected to a microscope b) pre-processing to improve (or correct) the scanned images c) image segmentation to segregate each particle in the image d) analysis and extraction of relevant features of the segmented particles and e) identification using artificial intelligence techniques and artificial neural networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Empresa Brasieira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria Embrapa
    Inventors: Odemir Martinez Bruno, Mário Augusto Pazoti, José Dalton Cruz Pessoa
  • METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA
    Publication number: 20090167850
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a computer vision system for identifying the fungus Guignardia citricarpa, the causing agent of the citrus black spot. The invention refers to a method for identifying Guignardia citricarpa using a computer vision system comprising the steps of a) image acquisition from a collection disk using a digital camera connected to a microscope b) pre-processing to improve (or correct) the scanned images c) image segmentation to segregate each particle in the image d) analysis and extraction of relevant features of the segmented particles and e) identification using artificial intelligence techniques and artificial neural networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Empresa Brasileira De Pesquisa Agropecuaria - Embrapa
    Inventors: Odemir Martinez Bruno, Mario Augusto Pazoti, José Dalton Cruz Pessoa