公开(公告)号：US20240341294A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18643921

申请日：2024-04-23

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Welch Brown ,  Eric M. Gawehn

IPC: A01M7/00 ,  A01G7/06 ,  A01G25/16 ,  B05B12/04 ,  B05B13/02

CPC classification number: A01M7/006 ,  A01G7/06 ,  A01G25/16 ,  A01M7/00 ,  A01M7/0089 ,  B05B12/04 ,  B05B13/0278

Abstract: A treatment system for spraying treatment fluid onto plants in a field is described. The treatment system includes a configurable treatment mechanism including an array of nozzles and valve assemblies coupled into manifolds, and manifold assemblies. The nozzle comprises a nozzle housing and an insert assembly contained within the nozzle housing. When coupled, a top casing including a fluid inlet and a bottom casing including at least one fluid outlet form the nozzle housing. The insert assembly comprises at least one nozzle insert to fluidically couple the fluid inlet and the fluid outlets such that fluid entering from the fluid inlet exits the nozzle housing through the fluid outlets.

公开(公告)号：US11071293B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16154578

申请日：2018-10-08

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Welch Brown ,  Eric M. Gawehn

IPC: A01M7/00 ,  A01G7/06 ,  B05B12/04 ,  B05B13/02

Abstract: A treatment system for spraying treatment fluid onto plants in a field is described. The treatment system includes a configurable treatment mechanism including an array of nozzles and valve assemblies coupled into manifolds, and manifold assemblies. The nozzle comprises a nozzle housing and an insert assembly contained within the nozzle housing. When coupled, a top casing including a fluid inlet and a bottom casing including at least one fluid outlet form the nozzle housing. The insert assembly comprises at least one nozzle insert to fluidically couple the fluid inlet and the fluid outlets such that fluid entering from the fluid inlet exits the nozzle housing through the fluid outlets.

公开(公告)号：US11023726B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US17017223

申请日：2020-09-10

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Deaglan Halligan ,  Edward William Jeffcott Pell ,  Rajesh Radhakrishnan ,  Thomas Welch Brown ,  Lee Kamp Redden ,  James Patrick Ostrowski

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06K9/32 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06T7/143 ,  G06T7/174

Abstract: A plant treatment system automatically adjusts camera operation parameters for a camera used by the plant treatment system to identify and treat plants in a field. The plant treatment system can generate image segments of images received from the camera and classify the image segments based on whether the image segments represent plants. The plant treatment system determines whether each of the image segments is over- or under-exposed and adjusts the camera operation parameters for the camera based on the exposure classification of the image segments. Alternatively, the plant treatment system may use a plant detection model to identify plant pixels within an image that represent plants. The plant treatment system can then determine whether the identified plant pixels are over- or under-exposed and adjust the camera operation parameters accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US10803311B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US15975066

申请日：2018-05-09

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Deaglan Halligan ,  Edward William Jeffcott Pell ,  Rajesh Radhakrishnan ,  Thomas Welch Brown ,  Lee Kamp Redden ,  James Patrick Ostrowski

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06K9/32 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06T7/143 ,  G06T7/174

Abstract: A plant treatment system automatically adjusts camera operation parameters for a camera used by the plant treatment system to identify and treat plants in a field. The plant treatment system can generate image segments of images received from the camera and classify the image segments based on whether the image segments represent plants. The plant treatment system determines whether each of the image segments is over- or under-exposed and adjusts the camera operation parameters for the camera based on the exposure classification of the image segments. Alternatively, the plant treatment system may use a plant detection model to identify plant pixels within an image that represent plants. The plant treatment system can then determine whether the identified plant pixels are over- or under-exposed and adjust the camera operation parameters accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US11160269B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16896664

申请日：2020-06-09

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Welch Brown ,  Eric M. Gawehn

IPC: A01M7/00 ,  A01G7/06 ,  A01G25/16 ,  B05B12/04 ,  B05B13/02

Abstract: A treatment system for spraying treatment fluid onto plants in a field is described. The treatment system includes a configurable treatment mechanism including an array of nozzles and valve assemblies coupled into manifolds, and manifold assemblies. The nozzle comprises a nozzle housing and an insert assembly contained within the nozzle housing. When coupled, a top casing including a fluid inlet and a bottom casing including at least one fluid outlet form the nozzle housing. The insert assembly comprises at least one nozzle insert to fluidically couple the fluid inlet and the fluid outlets such that fluid entering from the fluid inlet exits the nozzle housing through the fluid outlets.

公开(公告)号：US20200296951A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16896664

申请日：2020-06-09

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Welch Brown ,  Eric M. Gawehn

IPC: A01M7/00

Abstract: A treatment system for spraying treatment fluid onto plants in a field is described. The treatment system includes a configurable treatment mechanism including an array of nozzles and valve assemblies coupled into manifolds, and manifold assemblies. The nozzle comprises a nozzle housing and an insert assembly contained within the nozzle housing. When coupled, a top casing including a fluid inlet and a bottom casing including at least one fluid outlet form the nozzle housing. The insert assembly comprises at least one nozzle insert to fluidically couple the fluid inlet and the fluid outlets such that fluid entering from the fluid inlet exits the nozzle housing through the fluid outlets.

公开(公告)号：US11992004B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17485095

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Welch Brown ,  Eric M. Gawehn

IPC: A01M7/00 ,  A01G7/06 ,  A01G25/16 ,  B05B12/04 ,  B05B13/02

CPC classification number: A01M7/006 ,  A01G7/06 ,  A01G25/16 ,  A01M7/00 ,  A01M7/0089 ,  B05B12/04 ,  B05B13/0278

Abstract: A treatment system for spraying treatment fluid onto plants in a field is described. The treatment system includes a configurable treatment mechanism including an array of nozzles and valve assemblies coupled into manifolds, and manifold assemblies. The nozzle comprises a nozzle housing and an insert assembly contained within the nozzle housing. When coupled, a top casing including a fluid inlet and a bottom casing including at least one fluid outlet form the nozzle housing. The insert assembly comprises at least one nozzle insert to fluidically couple the fluid inlet and the fluid outlets such that fluid entering from the fluid inlet exits the nozzle housing through the fluid outlets.

公开(公告)号：US20180330165A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15975066

申请日：2018-05-09

Applicant: Blue River Technology Inc.

Inventor： Deaglan Halligan ,  Edward William Jeffcott Pell ,  Rajesh Radhakrishnan ,  Thomas Welch Brown ,  Lee Kamp Redden ,  James Patrick Ostrowski

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: A plant treatment system automatically adjusts camera operation parameters for a camera used by the plant treatment system to identify and treat plants in a field. The plant treatment system can generate image segments of images received from the camera and classify the image segments based on whether the image segments represent plants. The plant treatment system determines whether each of the image segments is over- or under-exposed and adjusts the camera operation parameters for the camera based on the exposure classification of the image segments. Alternatively, the plant treatment system may use a plant detection model to identify plant pixels within an image that represent plants. The plant treatment system can then determine whether the identified plant pixels are over- or under-exposed and adjust the camera operation parameters accordingly.