Patents by Inventor Xia YAO

Xia YAO 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).

  • Publication number: 20260030750
    Abstract: A general-purpose crosstalk correction method for mosaic multispectral imaging crop growth sensing devices, including: obtaining uniform light source images in different bands in a stepped manner using the sensing device in combination with a tunable monochromatic light source system; searching for uniform light source images in the corresponding bands, and traversing and recording indices of pixels with maximum response values in macro-pixel areas of the images in the bands; and extracting, according to the indices of the pixels, response values of positions of the pixels corresponding to the images in the stepped bands, and drawing response average value curves of channels; and drawing a Gaussian response curve according to response value curves of the channels, multiplying a pseudoinverse matrix of data of the response values by a Gaussian data matrix to obtain a correction coefficient matrix, and eliminating data crosstalk between the bands of raw spectral images using the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: SANYA INSTITUTE OF NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yan ZHU, Yongxian WANG, Dong ZHOU, Weixing CAO, Xia YAO, Yu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12524900
    Abstract: A method for improving estimation of leaf area index in an early growth stage of wheat based on red-edge bands of Sentinel-2 satellite images includes the following steps: acquiring field background spectrum and wheat canopy spectrum information by means of Sentinel-2; respectively acquiring a “straw-soil” spectrum and a “wheat-straw-soil” spectrum, and calculating slopes of red-edge areas of the “straw-soil” spectrum and the “wheat-straw-soil” spectrum; calculating a tangent function SATF corrected by a background adjustment coefficient ?; constructing a wheat LAI estimation model based on a spectral variable SATFNIR-RE2; performing preliminary screening on the LAI estimation model using cross validation; and then testing the screened model with independent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xia Yao, Wei Li, Tao Cheng, Yan Zhu, Yongchao Tian, Weixing Cao, Dong Li, Hengbiao Zheng, Yu Zhang, Jifeng Ma, Xue Wang, Caili Guo
  • Publication number: 20250384684
    Abstract: A method for estimating a wheat leaf area index (LAI) to mitigate the impact of the leaf chlorophyll content (LCC) and a residue-soil background, including the following steps: step one, acquiring data; step two, calculating a residue-soil adjusted red edge difference index, including: a, calculating an existing REDVI on the basis of the wheat canopy spectrum; b, calculating an existing REDVI on the basis of the field background spectrum; and c, combining RE1 and R bands of the wheat canopy multispectral curve to construct RSARE; step three, constructing a wheat LAI estimation model: and step four, checking the wheat LAI estimation model. The method can simultaneously mitigate the impact of the residue-soil background and LCC in the LAI estimation process. Besides, the wheat LAI estimation model constructed on the basis of the index can estimate the LAI at an early stage in a wheat production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xia YAO, Yan Zhu, Wei Li, Dong Li, Jinxin Tang, Xinwen Xu, Mingyu LV, Caili Guo, Hengbiao Zheng, Tao Cheng, Weixing Cao, Chongya Jiang
  • Publication number: 20250285314
    Abstract: A method for automatically estimating a leaf inclination angle distribution of a wheat canopy based on a voxel segmentation normal vector algorithm, including the following steps: step 1: obtaining point cloud data of a wheat canopy; step 2: splicing and denoising point clouds; step 3: calculating normal vectors of the point clouds; step 4: performing voxelization on the point clouds; step 5: segmenting the normal vectors by using a voxel; step 6: calculating angles of the voxels; step 7: collecting statistics on the angles of the voxels and performing curve fitting calculation to obtain a leaf inclination angle distribution and an average leaf inclination angle. The average leaf inclination angle estimated by the method is compared with field measured data, and the feasibility of the algorithm is verified by using a three-dimensional radiative transfer model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xia YAO, Yongqing WANG, Tai GUO, Yangyang GU, Hengbiao ZHENG, Tao CHENG, Chongya JIANG, Yongchao TIAN, Yan ZHU, Weixing CAO
  • Publication number: 20250251340
    Abstract: A handheld snapshot multispectral imaging crop growth sensing device, including an imaging objective lens, a spectral imaging module, a main control module, a power supply module, a stability maintenance gimbal, a Red-Green-Blue (RGB) imaging module, a ranging sensor, a handheld rod, a control display, and a housing. The imaging objective lens is arranged below the housing. The spectral imaging module is arranged above the imaging objective lens. The main control module is arranged above the spectral imaging module. The stability maintenance gimbal is arranged above the housing. The stability maintenance gimbal is connected to the handheld rod. The RGB imaging module and the ranging sensor are arranged below the housing. The control display is fastened to the handheld rod. The power supply module supplies power to various modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yan ZHU, Yongxian WANG, Dong ZHOU, Weixing CAO, Xia YAO, Xiaohu ZHANG, Hengbiao ZHENG, Yu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12154290
    Abstract: A field wheat stem tillering number extraction method, including: acquiring field wheat point clouds by means of a LiDAR, and extracting any row of wheat point clouds in a research area; projecting a Y axis to a plane, and retaining an X and Z axis; applying adaptive layering to obtain number of clusters of the wheat row; applying hierarchical clustering analysis to obtain tillering number of each wheat cluster; and further obtaining stem tillering number of the whole wheat row, so as to extract a field wheat stem tillering number. The feasibility of an algorithm is verified by comparing the wheat stem tillering number extracted by means of the method with an actually measured field stem tillering number, and the method realizes rapid, accurate and nondestructive extraction of a large-field crop stem tillering number and provides theoretical basis and technical support for extraction of the field wheat stem tillering number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xia Yao, Tai Guo, Xiaohu Zhang, Yan Zhu, Hengbiao Zheng, Tao Cheng, Yongchao Tian, Weixin Cao, Caili Guo, Yu Zhang, Jifeng Ma, Rui Huang, Jie Zhu, Hongxu Ai, Chongya Jiang, Dong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240135570
    Abstract: A method for improving estimation of leaf area index in an early growth stage of wheat based on red-edge bands of Sentinel-2 satellite images includes the following steps: acquiring field background spectrum and wheat canopy spectrum information by means of Sentinel-2; respectively acquiring a “straw-soil” spectrum and a “wheat-straw-soil” spectrum, and calculating slopes of red-edge areas of the “straw-soil” spectrum and the “wheat-straw-soil” spectrum; calculating a tangent function SATF corrected by a background adjustment coefficient ?; constructing a wheat LAI estimation model based on a spectral variable SATFNIR-RE2; performing preliminary screening on the LAI estimation model using cross validation; and then testing the screened model with independent data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xia YAO, Wei LI, Tao CHENG, Yan ZHU, Yongchao TIAN, Weixing CAO, Dong LI, Hengbiao ZHENG, Yu ZHANG, Jifeng MA, Xue WANG, Caili GUO
  • Publication number: 20220189053
    Abstract: A field wheat stem tillering number extraction method, including: acquiring field wheat point clouds by means of a LiDAR, and extracting any row of wheat point clouds in a research area; projecting a Y axis to a plane, and retaining an X and Z axis; applying adaptive layering to obtain number of clusters of the wheat row; applying hierarchical clustering analysis to obtain tillering number of each wheat cluster; and further obtaining stem tillering number of the whole wheat row, so as to extract a field wheat stem tillering number. The feasibility of an algorithm is verified by comparing the wheat stem tillering number extracted by means of the method with an actually measured field stem tillering number, and the method realizes rapid, accurate and nondestructive extraction of a large-field crop stem tillering number and provides theoretical basis and technical support for extraction of the field wheat stem tillering number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xia YAO, Tai GUO, Yuan FANG, Miaomiao ZHAI, Xiao ZHANG, Tao CHENG, Yongchao TIAN, Yan ZHU, Weixin CAO, Yongqiang HU, Changjun XU
  • Publication number: 20210395247
    Abstract: The present invention provides a BTK inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a polymorph and an application thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides (R)-6-((1-acryloylpiperidin-3-yl)amino)-7-fluoro-4-((2-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl)amino)-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridin-3-one, or the polymorph of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an application thereof. In addition, the present invention further discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the inhibitor and an application thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Taotao JIANG, Jinjing LI, Shuangni ZHAO, Xia YAO
  • Publication number: 20210214358
    Abstract: Provided are a CDK4/6 inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a polymorph thereof, and the use thereof. In particular, provided are a polymorph of 2-cyclopropyl-N-(5-((4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)pyridin-2-yl)-3-isopropyl-3,8-dihydroimidazo[4?,5?,4,5]cyclopentadieno[1,2-d]pyrimidin-5-amine and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use thereof. In addition, further disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition of the compound and the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Taotao JIANG, Jinjing LI, Shuangni ZHAO, Xia YAO
  • Publication number: 20210188813
    Abstract: The present invention provides an EZH2 inhibitor and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and polymorphic substances thereof, and application of the EZH2 inhibitor. Specifically, the present invention provides N-((4,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridin-3-yl)methyl)-5-ethyl-4-(ethyl((1S,4S)-4-(3-methoxyazetidin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)amino)-1-methyl-1H-indazole-6-carboxamide or polymorphic substances of pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and application of N-((4,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridin-3-yl)methyl)-5-ethyl-4-(ethyl((1S,4S)-4-(3-methoxyazetidin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)amino)-1-methyl-1H-indazole-6-carboxamide. In addition, also disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition containing the inhibitor and application thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Taotao JIANG, Shuangni ZHAO, Jinjing LI, Xia YAO
  • Patent number: 11029251
    Abstract: A method for estimating the aboveground biomass of rice based on multi-spectral images of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), including: normatively collecting UAV multi-spectral image data of rice canopy and ground measured biomass data; after collection, preprocessing images, extracting reflectivity and texture feature parameters, calculating a vegetation index, and constructing a new texture index; and by stepwise multiple regression analysis, integrating the vegetation index and the texture index to estimate rice biomass, and establishing a multivariate linear model for estimating biomass. A new estimation model is verified for accuracy by a cross-validation method. The method has high estimation accuracy and less requirements on input data, and is suitable for the whole growth period of rice. Estimating rice biomass by integrating UAV spectrum and texture information is proposed for the first time, and can be widely used for monitoring crop growth by UAV remote sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yan Zhu, Hengbiao Zheng, Tao Cheng, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Weixing Cao
  • Patent number: 10845301
    Abstract: A crop growth monitoring device based on multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform includes a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, a payload and a ground receiver; the payload part includes a multispectral crop growth sensor module, a signal amplification module, a controller module, a wireless data transmission module, and a power module for power supply and a power supply control module, which are connected in sequence; further comprising a gimbal. The crop growth monitoring device based on the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform overcomes the influence on measurement caused by the down-wash flow field of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and can transmit the measured data to the ground receiver in real time for online analysis and processing, realizing continuous, real-time, convenient and large-scope acquisition of crop growth information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Ni, Lili Yao, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Fang Liu, Fangrong Pang
  • Publication number: 20200141877
    Abstract: A method for estimating the aboveground biomass of rice based on multi-spectral images of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), including: normatively collecting UAV multi-spectral image data of rice canopy and ground measured biomass data; after collection, preprocessing images, extracting reflectivity and texture feature parameters, calculating a vegetation index, and constructing a new texture index; and by stepwise multiple regression analysis, integrating the vegetation index and the texture index to estimate rice biomass, and establishing a multivariate linear model for estimating biomass. A new estimation model is verified for accuracy by a cross-validation method. The method has high estimation accuracy and less requirements on input data, and is suitable for the whole growth period of rice. Estimating rice biomass by integrating UAV spectrum and texture information is proposed for the first time, and can be widely used for monitoring crop growth by UAV remote sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yan ZHU, Hengbiao ZHENG, Tao CHENG, Xia YAO, Yongchao TIAN, Weixing CAO
  • Patent number: 10539437
    Abstract: A crop growth sensing apparatus and method supporting agricultural machinery variable-quantity fertilization, includes a shock-absorbing support, a shock-absorbing frame, and a cantilever beam. The shock-absorbing support is connected to an agricultural machinery vehicle frame. The cantilever beam is pivotally connected above a shock-absorbing spring of the shock-absorbing support. The cantilever beam, by means shock-absorbing springs mounted thereabove and thereunder, is pivotally connected to the shock-absorbing frame. The shock-absorbing frame is fixedly connected to a crop growth sensor. The crop growth sensing method employs an engine vibration model of the agricultural machinery and a vibration model for vehicle wheels and farmland road surface as excitations in analyzing vibrations of a crop growth multispectral sensor shock-absorbing apparatus to determine the number and mount positions of sensitive elements of the crop growth multispectral sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Ni, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu, Shanshan Yu, Yongchao Tian, Xia Yao, Fangrong Pang, Lili Yao, Fang Liu
  • Publication number: 20190017853
    Abstract: A crop growth sensing apparatus and method supporting agricultural machinery variable-quantity fertilization, includes a shock-absorbing support, a shock-absorbing frame, and a cantilever beam. The shock-absorbing support is connected to an agricultural machinery vehicle frame. The cantilever beam is pivotally connected above a shock-absorbing spring of the shock-absorbing support. The cantilever beam, by means shock-absorbing springs mounted thereabove and thereunder, is pivotally connected to the shock-absorbing frame. The shock-absorbing frame is fixedly connected to a crop growth sensor. The crop growth sensing method employs an engine vibration model of the agricultural machinery and a vibration model for vehicle wheels and farmland road surface as excitations in analyzing vibrations of a crop growth multispectral sensor shock-absorbing apparatus to determine the number and mount positions of sensitive elements of the crop growth multispectral sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun NI, Weixing CAO, Yan ZHU, Shanshan YU, Yongchao TIAN, Xia YAO, Fangrong PANG, Lili YAO, Fang LIU
  • Publication number: 20190011355
    Abstract: A crop growth monitoring device based on a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform includes a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, a payload and a ground receiver; the payload part includes a multispectral crop growth sensor module, a signal amplification module, a controller module, a wireless data transmission module, and a power module for power supply and a power supply control module, which are connected in sequence; further comprising a gimbal. The crop growth monitoring device based on the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform overcomes the influence on measurement caused by the down-wash flow field of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and can transmit the measured data to the ground receiver in real time for online analysis and processing, realizing continuous, real-time, convenient and large-scope acquisition of crop growth information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun NI, Lili YAO, Yan ZHU, Weixing CAO, Xia YAO, Yongchao TIAN, Fang LIU, Fangrong PANG