Aquatic organism treatment method and apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11191260B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16353852

    申请日:2019-03-14

    IPC分类号: A01M21/04 A01M1/22 A01M21/00

    摘要: An apparatus and the associated method which includes means for controlling an invasive organism. The means including a trolling apparatus, for attachment to an associated vehicle. The trolling apparatus is pulled through a body of water in response to movement of the associated vehicle. The housing carries a plurality of UV-C light sources for producing UV-C light at a wavelength of substantially 254 nm, whereby invasive organisms proximate to light emanating from at least one of said UV-C light source whereby invasive organisms are exposed to UV-C light at a wavelength of substantially 254 nm resulting in controlling an invasive organism. Other embodiments, attract organisms such as mosquitos and then expose them to UV-C light. The invention facilitates reduced use of herbicide.

    Method and Apparatus for Automated Plant Necrosis

    公开(公告)号:US20210307227A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17348752

    申请日:2021-06-15

    发明人: Lee Kamp Redden

    摘要: A method of real-time plant selection and removal from a plant field including capturing a first image of a first section of the plant field, segmenting the first image into regions indicative of individual plants within the first section, selecting the optimal plants for retention from the first image based on the first image and the previously thinned plant field sections, sending instructions to the plant removal mechanism for removal of the plants corresponding to the unselected regions of the first image from the second section before the machine passes the unselected regions, and repeating the aforementioned steps for a second section of the plant field adjacent the first section in the direction of machine travel.

    Detecting the presence of plants on the ground

    公开(公告)号:US10921189B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16110971

    申请日:2018-08-23

    申请人: Trimble Inc.

    发明人: James G. Quaderer

    摘要: A system for detecting the presence of a plant on the ground includes a light module configured to emit a light beam having a shape with a length longer than a width. The system may include one or more lenses each having one or more photodetectors. The photodetectors may be arranged in a side-by-side configuration and are configured to receive reflected portions of the light beam. The lenses may be configured to direct the reflected portions of the light beam onto the photodetectors.

    Benthic barrier mat and method
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    公开(公告)号:US10517288B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US16190743

    申请日:2018-11-14

    申请人: Douglas Fast

    发明人: Douglas Fast

    IPC分类号: A01M21/00 E02B3/04 E02B3/12

    摘要: A benthic barrier in which a polygonal shaped mat having straight sides is mounted on a similarly polygonal frame, but in which the frame sides bow out slightly between corners, causing the mat to stretch slightly and become taut. The frame comprises a plurality of straight leg members and a number of corner members as required by said polygonal shape. The corner members encompass interior angles which are from about 1 to about 5 degrees greater than the interior angle of the polygon defined by the straight sides of the mat. The frame member legs are rigid, but slightly flexible such that when assembled into the mat as an assembled frame, the straight legs are forced to bow out slightly between the corners, pulling the mat taut.

    Portable organic herbicide applicator

    公开(公告)号:US09681653B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-20

    申请号:US13970470

    申请日:2013-08-19

    发明人: Michael Peterson

    摘要: Embodiments provide an applicator configured to pressurize and heat a mixture of water and herbicide, and expel the heated and pressurized water/herbicide mixture from the applicator. In some embodiments, the herbicide may be an organic herbicide such as organic acids, simple sugars, surfactants, or ammonia. The applicator may include an inline heating element coupled with a spray tip of the applicator such that the inline heating element may receive a water/herbicide mixture from a water line of the applicator, heat the water/herbicide mixture, and then supply the water/herbicide mixture to the spray tip.