Patents by Inventor Simo Seppälä

Simo Seppälä 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).

  • Phenotyping device, method and system for measuring phenotypic traits of one or more plants in a target canopy
    Patent number: 12225293
    Abstract: A phenotyping device, method and system for measuring phenotypic traits of one or more plants in a target canopy, wherein the includes a canopy spreader for spreading the target canopy, a camera unit, a means for controlling the angle and the distance of the camera unit in relation to the canopy spreader, an electronic control unit for controlling the camera unit. The phenotyping device, method and system enables recording the raw data from the target canopy during a data collection session including information of the plants that are not visible to a camera unit without spreading the canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Yield System Oy
    Inventors: Linh Nguyen, Simo Seppälä, Paul Wagner, Harri Juntunen, Jussi Gillberg
  • A PHENOTYPING DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PHENOTYPIC TRAITS OF ONE OR MORE PLANTS IN A TARGET CANOPY
    Publication number: 20230132136
    Abstract: A phenotyping device, method and system for measuring phenotypic traits of one or more plants in a target canopy, wherein the includes a canopy spreader for spreading the target canopy, a camera unit, a means for controlling the angle and the distance of the camera unit in relation to the canopy spreader, an electronic control unit for controlling the camera unit. The phenotyping device, method and system enables recording the raw data from the target canopy during a data collection session including information of the plants that are not visible to a camera unit without spreading the canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Yield Systems Oy
    Inventors: Linh Nguyen, Simo Seppälä, Paul Wagner, Harri Juntunen, Jussi Gillberg