Portable bale breaker and potting apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11877550B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17465013

    申请日:2021-09-02

    摘要: A portable bale breaker and potting apparatus is provided. Soil bales or blocks may be loaded onto an inclined bed and conveyed to rotating breaker bars that break the soil apart into loose soil. The loose soil is conveyed by an auger into a chute which deposits the loose soil into pots on a conveyor belt positioned below the chute. Rotating brush heads downstream of the chute remove excess soil from each pot. The apparatus includes a soil management system for recycling loose overflow soil back to an upstream position on the bed.

    SEEDER AND SEEDING METHOD
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220061207A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17422879

    申请日:2020-01-22

    摘要: A seeder for depositing seeds in trays or substrate in a pattern of seed positions. The seeder includes a seed supply; and a conveyor configured to transfer seeds from the seed supply to the trays or substrate and release extracted seeds in the pattern of seed positions into the trays or substrate. A detector includes a light source and a sensor configured to detect seeds at seed holding positions of the conveyor in transfer from the seed supply to the trays or substrate and generate a signal. The light source is obliquely oriented to generate grazing light on or over the conveyor, for seeds to cast detectable shadows on the surface of the conveyor, and the sensor is oriented to detect shadows on the conveyor, cast by seeds at seed holding positions. An associated method and a computer-readable storage medium to carry a program for carrying out the method.

    System and method for sowing seeds

    公开(公告)号:US10973174B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US15566378

    申请日:2016-04-14

    摘要: The present invention relates to a device and method for sowing seeds. The invention relates more particularly to a device and method for sowing seeds as part of a plant breeding process. The system according to the invention comprises a separating device for separating a single seed relative to a remainder of the plurality of seeds, an optical recognition system for recognizing the separated seed, a robot arm device for picking up the separated seed and for sowing the picked-up seed, and a control unit for controlling the separating device, the optical recognition system and the robot arm device. With this system it is possible to sow seeds in a more accurate and less error-prone manner.

    POTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210007290A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16926987

    申请日:2020-07-13

    IPC分类号: A01G9/08

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a potting apparatus, which includes a drill that is repositionable relative to a pot-driving conveyor such that the potting apparatus may be placed in a first potting configuration or a second potting configuration. In the first potting configuration, the drill is in a first position relative to the pot-driving conveyor such that the apparatus can provide the requisite drilling functionality for potting plant life with smaller vertical profiles. In the second potting configuration, the drill is in a second position relative to the pot-driving conveyor to provide sufficient vertical clearance above the pot-driving conveyor for potting plant life with larger vertical profiles. The potting apparatus may further include a soil delivery system adapted to receive and dispense soil to the pot-driving conveyor and a drive system operatively connected to the pot-driving conveyor.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN GROWING PLANTS

    公开(公告)号:US20200380438A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16636783

    申请日:2018-08-16

    申请人: GardenByte, Inc.

    发明人: Randall M. Briggs

    摘要: A system for planning the placement of plants in a multi-cell planter module. The system comprises an electronic processor having one or more electrical inputs and one or more electrical outputs, and an electronic memory device electrically coupled to the processor and having instructions stored therein. The processor is configured to access the memory and execute the instructions stored therein such that the processor is configured to: receive electrical signal(s) representative of information relating to plants to be planted in the planter module, acquire information relating to the planter module cells; determine an exclusion zone for each plant to be planted based on the received plant information and/or the acquired information relating to the planter module cells; and create a planting arrangement for the plants based on the determined exclusion zones, wherein each plant is assigned one or more cells in which it is to be placed.

    Method and Seeder for Sowing an Individual Seed in a Seed Location

    公开(公告)号:US20190141909A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16318875

    申请日:2017-07-19

    IPC分类号: A01G9/08

    摘要: Provided herein is a method for sowing an individual seed in a seed location and to a seeder therefor. The method includes arranging a seed on a surface adjacent to an opening that leads to a guide channel that extends to the seed location; flushing the seed from the surface into the opening by directing a fluid over the surface in the direction of the opening; and guiding the seed to a seed location by means of the guide channel. The seeder has at least one opening that leads to a guide channel that extends to a seed location; a surface that is configured to be arranged adjacent to the at least one opening; and a selectively operable fluid supply for each opening, each fluid supply having at least one nozzle that is arranged for directing fluid over the surface in the direction of the opening.