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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Nexgen Turf Research, Llc, Albany, OR (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Karcher, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Carlin Purcell, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Kenneth Hignight, Jefferson, OR (US);
Assignee:
NEXGEN Plant Science Center, LLC, Albany, OR (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 3/40 (2023.12); G06T 7/00 (2016.12); G06T 7/11 (2016.12); G06T 7/90 (2016.12); G06T 7/41 (2016.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 3/40 (2012.12); G06T 7/0004 (2012.12); G06T 7/11 (2016.12); G06T 7/90 (2016.12); G06T 7/41 (2016.12); G06T 2207/30108 (2012.12);
Abstract
The disclosed devices, systems and methods relate to various devices, systems and methods related to objectively analyzing digital images of turfgrass to rate various parameters and to objectively measure overall quality. The system establishes thresholds and may execute a series of steps to determine green coverage, color, density, and uniformity. The system can scale images to determine uniformity.