Patents by Inventor Rory Douglas BUCHANAN

Rory Douglas BUCHANAN 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).

  • PLANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240202922
    Abstract: A method comprising: activating an illumination source to produce illuminating light: polarising the illuminating light in a first polarisation axis; illuminating at least part of a thin canopy plant crop with the polarised illuminating light to produce reflected illuminating light; polarising the reflected illuminating light in a second polarisation axis transverse to the first polarisation axis to produce cross-polarised reflected illuminating light; capturing an image of at least part of the thin canopy plant crop using the cross-polarised reflected illuminating light; and analysing the captured image to determine a condition of the thin canopy plant crop. Also an image capture system and a vehicle mounted image capture system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Leila DELJKOVIC, Ali Sarmad Saieb AL-OMARI, Winston Ronald SU, Rory Douglas BUCHANAN
  • TALL PLANT HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230079259
    Abstract: A method comprising: activating a strobed or pulsed illumination source to produce illuminating light; polarising the illuminating light in a first polarisation axis; illuminating at least part of a tall plant crop with the polarised illuminating light to produce reflected illuminating light; polarising the reflected illuminating light in a second polarisation axis transverse to the first polarisation axis produce cross-polarised reflected illuminating light; capturing an image of at least part of the tall plant crop using the cross-polarised reflected illuminating light; and analysing the captured image to determine a condition of the tall plant crop. Also a vehicle mounted image capture system, a vehicle mounted spraying system and a plant health management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: CROPSY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Leila DELJKOVIC, Ali Sarmad Saieb AL-OMARI, Winston SU, Rory Douglas BUCHANAN