Patents by Inventor Wim Meeussen
Wim Meeussen 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).
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Patent number: 11925150Abstract: A grow system. The system includes growing plants in grow modules that are individually moveable. The plants grow in trays where roots never touch the water supply. The plumbing to the grow modules is a low flow, one way flow continual drip system that is hands free. A mobile robot can navigate around a growspace, bring any grow module from one location to another, and perform growspace operations. The growspace is a control space with data source zones and a control space manager. The control space manager can collect data and control different variables across different data source zones in order to determine optimal policies and conditions for data source growth and generation.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Hippo Harvest Inc.Inventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Wim Meeussen, Alexander Boenig
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Publication number: 20230385703Abstract: Systems and methods for high spatial and temporal resolution of environmental observations. Improved resolution is achieved by using machine learning methods to build a function from observations from frequently measuring stationary sensors to another sensor in a different location at a corresponding time. Given values from the reference sensor, the learned function can impute sensor measurements in unobserved locations and times.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Hippo Harvest Inc.Inventors: Adam Riesselman, Wim Meeussen
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Publication number: 20230360325Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: storing data on a storage system that is representative of a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; automatically and deterministically organizing the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; receiving a command from a user of a user interface to present an image based at least in part upon a selected viewing perspective origin and vector; and assembling the image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Wim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser
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Publication number: 20230320296Abstract: A non-interconnected growth system. The system includes a plurality of plant growth units. Each plant growth unit in the plurality of plant growth units is water and nutrient isolated from any other plant growth unit. The system also includes a dynamic nutrient manager configured to collect data from the one or more plant growth units and calculate a customized nutrient plan for each plant growth unit based on the collected data. The system also includes a central fertilizing system configured to receive the nutrient plan for each plant growth unit and deliver nutrients to each plant growth unit based on their respective nutrient plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Hippo Harvest Inc.Inventors: Therese LaRue, Chelsea Wirth, Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Wim Meeussen
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Publication number: 20230276757Abstract: A grow space automation system. The system includes growing plants in grow modules that are individually moveable. One or more mobile robots can navigate around a grow space, bring any grow module from one location to another, and perform grow space operations. The grow space operations can be automated using robot-based actuation of automation fixtures. Interactions with plants can also be achieved via robot attachments. The grow space is configured to allow maximum grow tray density while still maintaining traveling pathways for the mobile robots. Multiple mobile robots move about the grow space in their respective travel zones in coordination with one another via navigation planners. Multi-robot coordination can also be achieved using a central server. Local leveling of grow trays can be achieved via laser levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Hippo Harvest Inc.Inventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Wim Meeussen
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Publication number: 20230252724Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to automatically and deterministically organize the point data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein
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Publication number: 20230252723Abstract: One method embodiment comprises storing data on a storage system that is representative of a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; organizing the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; receiving a command from a user of a user interface to present an image based at least in part upon a selected viewing perspective origin and vector; and assembling the image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy, the plurality of data sectors being assembled such that sectors representative of points closer to the selected viewing origin have a higher octree mesh resolution than that of sectors representative of points farther away from the selected viewing origin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen
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Publication number: 20230245387Abstract: A system comprises a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to organize the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy, the plurality of data sectors being assembled such that sectors representative of points closer to the selected viewing origin have a higher octree mesh resolution than that of sectors representative of points farther away from the selected viewing origin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen
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Patent number: 11688133Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to automatically and deterministically organize the point data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein
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Patent number: 11688134Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: storing data on a storage system that is representative of a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; automatically and deterministically organizing the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; receiving a command from a user of a user interface to present an image based at least in part upon a selected viewing perspective origin and vector; and assembling the image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Wim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser
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Patent number: 11688131Abstract: A system comprises a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to organize the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy, the plurality of data sectors being assembled such that sectors representative of points closer to the selected viewing origin have a higher octree mesh resolution than that of sectors representative of points farther away from the selected viewing origin.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen
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Patent number: 11688132Abstract: One method embodiment comprises storing data on a storage system that is representative of a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; organizing the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; receiving a command from a user of a user interface to present an image based at least in part upon a selected viewing perspective origin and vector; and assembling the image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy, the plurality of data sectors being assembled such that sectors representative of points closer to the selected viewing origin have a higher octree mesh resolution than that of sectors representative of points farther away from the selected viewing origin.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen
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Patent number: 11676292Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are described that include obtaining, at a processor, a first image from an image capture device onboard a computing device, detecting, using the processor and at least one sensor, a device orientation of the computing device associated with capture of the first image, determining, based on the device orientation and a tracking stack associated with the computing device, a rotation angle in which to rotate the first image, rotating the first image to the rotation angle to generate a second image, and generating neural network based estimates associated with the first image and the second image.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Chloe LeGendre, Ranjith Kagathi Ananda, Ran Tao, Wim Meeussen
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Publication number: 20230028722Abstract: A grow system. The system includes growing plants in grow modules that are individually moveable. The plants grow in trays where roots never touch the water supply. The plumbing to the grow modules is a low flow, one way flow continual drip system that is hands free. A mobile robot can navigate around a growspace, bring any grow module from one location to another, and perform growspace operations. The growspace is a control space with data source zones and a control space manager. The control space manager can collect data and control different variables across different data source zones in order to determine optimal policies and conditions for data source growth and generation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Hippo Harvest Inc.Inventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Wim Meeussen, Alexander Boenig
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Patent number: 11457578Abstract: A grow system. The system includes growing plants in grow modules that are individually moveable. The plants grow in trays where roots never touch the water supply. The plumbing to the grow modules is a low flow, one way flow continual drip system that is hands free. A mobile robot can navigate around a growspace, bring any grow module from one location to another, and perform growspace operations. The growspace is a control space with data source zones and a control space manager. The control space manager can collect data and control different variables across different data source zones in order to determine optimal policies and conditions for data source growth and generation.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Hippo Harvest Inc.Inventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Wim Meeussen, Alexander Boenig
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Publication number: 20220245894Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to automatically and deterministically organize the point data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein
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Publication number: 20220245893Abstract: One method embodiment comprises storing data on a storage system that is representative of a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; organizing the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; receiving a command from a user of a user interface to present an image based at least in part upon a selected viewing perspective origin and vector; and assembling the image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy, the plurality of data sectors being assembled such that sectors representative of points closer to the selected viewing origin have a higher octree mesh resolution than that of sectors representative of points farther away from the selected viewing origin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen
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Publication number: 20220245895Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: storing data on a storage system that is representative of a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; automatically and deterministically organizing the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; receiving a command from a user of a user interface to present an image based at least in part upon a selected viewing perspective origin and vector; and assembling the image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Wim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser
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Publication number: 20220245892Abstract: A system comprises a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to organize the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy, the plurality of data sectors being assembled such that sectors representative of points closer to the selected viewing origin have a higher octree mesh resolution than that of sectors representative of points farther away from the selected viewing origin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen
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Patent number: 11380053Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to automatically and deterministically organize the point data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Willow Garage, LLCInventors: Stuart Glaser, Wim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein