Patents by Inventor Troy W. Hobbs

Troy W. Hobbs 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 methods for use in characterizing agricultural products
    Patent number: 9842252
    Abstract: A method is provided for use in optimizing ethanol yield from agricultural products. The method includes imaging agricultural products to determine predicted ethanol yields for the agricultural products and assigning characterizations to the imaged agricultural products based on their predicted ethanol yields. An apparatus is provided for collecting, retaining, and/or transporting bulk quantities of agricultural products. The apparatus includes an analyzer configured to image the agricultural products for use in determining the predicted ethanol yields. And, a system is provided for tracking and/or monitoring agricultural products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Edgerton, Pradip K. Das, Troy W. Hobbs
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CHARACTERIZING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20100329515
    Abstract: A method is provided for use in optimizing ethanol yield from agricultural products. The method includes imaging agricultural products to determine predicted ethanol yields for the agricultural products and assigning characterizations to the imaged agricultural products based on their predicted ethanol yields. An apparatus is provided for collecting, retaining, and/or transporting bulk quantities of agricultural products. The apparatus includes an analyzer configured to image the agricultural products for use in determining the predicted ethanol yields. And, a system is provided for tracking and/or monitoring agricultural products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Edgerton, Pradip K. Das, Troy W. Hobbs