Patents by Inventor Robert McCORKLE

Robert McCORKLE 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).

  • Methods, systems, and components thereof relating to using multi-spectral imaging for improved cultivation of cannabis and other crops
    Patent number: 10942113
    Abstract: A method for assessing at least one condition of a plant material is provided. The method may include providing a spectral image, normalizing the spectral image to generate a normalized spectral image, processing the normalized spectral image to generate at least one processed spectral image, providing a palette file, and generating a displayable false color image from the at least one processed spectral image and the palette file. The method may include capturing a multi-spectral image of the plant material with a multi-spectral imager. The plant material may be a portion of a cannabis plant and the condition may be one of, or relating to, health. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Emerald Metrics
    Inventors: Chris Rushing, Robert McCorkle, Brendan Joyce
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF RELATING TO USING MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING FOR IMPROVED CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS AND OTHER CROPS
    Publication number: 20190277749
    Abstract: A method for assessing at least one condition of a plant material is provided. The method may include providing a spectral image, normalizing the spectral image to generate a normalized spectral image, processing the normalized spectral image to generate at least one processed spectral image, providing a palette file, and generating a displayable false color image from the at least one processed spectral image and the palette file. The method may include capturing a multi-spectral image of the plant material with a multi-spectral imager. The plant material may be a portion of a cannabis plant and the condition may be one of, or relating to, health. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Chris RUSHING, Robert McCORKLE, Brendan JOYCE