"It's a waste problem that causes economic, social and environmentally negative impact," said project leader Shweta Singh, professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

While the patenting process can be long and expensive, Bernie Engel, senior associate dean and director of Agricultural Research and Graduate Education, said Purdue faculty don’t need to travel the tough road alone.

Congratulations to Purdue University researchers across all campuses and academic disciplines. They have recently received 14 patents on their intellectual property from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

“The field of transportation is in the midst of a transformation not experienced since the invention of the automobile,” Nadia Gkritza, Professor of Civil Engineering and Agricultural and Biological Engineering and ASPIRE Campus Director at Purdue University said.

Here are the primary investigators whose work was recently patented. Also included are their college and the issued patent number.

CDR Adeuya began her Commissioned Corps career in 2014 as a Lieutentant with FDA working as a Consumer Safety Officer. Prior to joining FDA and Commisioned Corps, CDR Adeuya was a civil engineer and district conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource and Conservation Service (USDA‐NRCS) and a research hydrologist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“Offloading grain into a cart is stressful,” Assistant Engineering Professor John Evans told FarmWeek. “We’ve seen other attempts with autonomous systems. Those focused on driving. The combine operator had to move back and forth.

An increasing number of networked devices are out there in the wild, ranging from security cameras to aerial drones, to small Raspberry Pi single-board computers, and many others. The total installed base of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices worldwide is projected to reach 30.9 billion units by 2025, a sharp jump from the 13.8 billion units in 2021. These devices are becoming smaller in terms of their physical form factor — leading to a new designation I use, the Internet of Small Things (IoST).