Abstract:
Provided is a consumer to industrial scale automated high-yield aquaponics system that amalgamates conventional farming techniques with hybrid integrated multi-trophic aquaculture with aeroponics. The present invention also includes a microalgae bioreactor and organism reactor production system. Further, the present invention utilizes adaptive metrics, biometrics, and thermal imaging analysis, monitoring, and control (using robotic automation) via an artificially intelligent control system. The control system of the present invention allows for a controlled, symbiotic environmental ecosystem. Additionally, the present invention incorporates integrated product processing, packaging, dry storage and cold storage facility and enhanced biosecurity. The present invention utilizes renewable green energy sources as the primary energy component input. Thus, the system of the present invention yields an environmental friendly, scalable, and sustainable aquaponics system with organically-derived and contaminate-free produce including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers as well as wide variety of microalgae, organisms, and aquaculture species.
Abstract:
Provided are methods for both pollinating and simulating pollination of a crop plant having one or more stigmas that are receptive to pollen and that produces at least one seed, grain, or fruit of interest. Methods of the present invention include ingesting input data, such as reproductive maturity data, for a population of the crop plant, sufficient to determine one or more days on which the crop plant will be receptive to pollen. The input data is modeled to generate the amount of receptive stigmas in the population, the effect of intentionally applying pollen during each time step to transform the number of receptive stigmas to a modeled output of seed, grain, or fruit of interest, and generating one or more time steps during which intentional pollination is modeled to provide a greater harvest of the seed, grain, or fruit of interest than other of said time steps. The crop may be intentionally pollinated during at least one of said time steps during which intentional pollination is modeled to provide a greater harvest of the seed, grain, or fruit of interest.
Abstract:
This invention describes a new method to increase grain yields in any crop plant by modifying pollination to effect an increase in grain yield, a change in grain content or characteristics, a decrease in contamination, or a combination of these attributes. The process involves the intentional delivery of pollen of the male plant at will, as available either in a preserved pollen bank, or real-time collection from male plants as they become available, in a growth chamber for example. Desired pollen is delivered to fertile females. The delivered pollen M is in such amounts and fortuitously timed that it preferentially pollinates the females and optionally, avoids or enhances self-pollination or pollination from neighboring plants. The intentional delivery of genetically different pollen will result in increased heterosis and accompanying grain yield increases resulting from increased grain size and the potential to influence grain content and constituents. The invention also permits real-time agronomic decision making in order to maximize grain yield by overcoming biotic and abiotic challenges in the growing season which may or may not have been anticipated. The intentional delivery of self- or sib-pollen results in a decrease in contamination from undesirable outcrossing.
Abstract:
A form tie for use in constructing building components and structures, including but not limited to concrete walls, concrete sandwich walls, and concrete foundations is disclosed. The form tie includes a central body portion and two end portions. The two end portions each include a taper that decreases in width inwardly toward the center of the form tie. Also disclosed is a clamp device for releasably securing the form tie to a form assembly. The clamp device includes a tapered passageway that grips a taper of the end portions of the disclosed form tie. Also disclosed is a form assembly including a first form wall, second form wall, and at least one form tie and clamp device of the present invention.
Abstract:
Provided are advanced automated fabrication methods and systems which utilize laser fabrication. Also provided are methods for an automated roboticized factory. The disclosed invention utilizes a number of modules to result in automatic fabrication, which provides advantages over manual fabrication of the prior art. Embodiments of the disclosed invention may include a material management module, a build module, an automation module, and a control module. Embodiments of the invention may employ artificial intelligence with machine learning such that the fabrication system becomes even more efficient and accurate over time.
Abstract:
Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatus related to automated spectral selection for feature identification from remote sensed images. The invention includes various modules, such as a spectral selection processing module and a user device module that are communicatively coupled to each other via a communication connection. The invention includes a non-transitory memory that causes a processor to carry out one or more tasks. Those tasks include, but are not limited to, storing imagery; generating a list of imagery, input related to the imagery', a map view, target pixel values, and geometry related to the imagery; transforming pixels to vectors; conducting analytics within the identified vector features; quantifying data within identified vector features; and displaying the results on the user device module.
Abstract:
A grease gun is provided comprising a body having a reservoir connection aperture with an inner portion, an outer portion and a plurality of concentric grooves positioned along the inner portion, a grease reservoir is in communication with the reservoir connection aperture and has a groove in a portion of an outside surface of the grease reservoir, and a retention fastener is received by at least one concentric groove and is in operational engagement with the grease reservoir groove to removably retain the grease reservoir. A method of mounting a barrel to a grease gun is also provided.
Abstract:
A traction device includes a continuous traction belt provided on a pair of opposing rollers. The traction belt includes openings such that a vacuum may be applied through the traction belt causing the traction device to cling to a working surface. A motor may be provided to drive one of the rollers and thereby drive the belt. A plurality of such traction devices may be coupled with a control mechanism to form a robot. A system is described for performing work or maintenance on a structure having an inclined working surface that includes a support robot for positioning at a high point on the structure and a payload robot attached to the support robot by an umbilical or tension cord for maneuvering along the working surface.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method creating highly concentrated quantum entangled particles which can be embedded into substrates such that the particles, and therefore substrates they are embedded upon are remotely controllable. The invention includes streaming a beam of particles through a beam splitter and then applying a selected correlation system, such as NMR or supercooling, to the particles in order to align the particle spins. The particles are then released from the correlation system resulting in an unnaturally high saturation of concentrated quantum entangled particles on a macro scale. The particles and substrates are then in a salve-x relationship configuration and are therefore remotely controllable. Through stimulation and detection, changes in state may be observable in order to determine the level of concentration and remote control.
Abstract:
Described are methods of preserving pollen, which may be subsequently stored. A method of the present invention includes collecting fresh pollen and introducing the pollen to a controlled environment which regulates pollen moisture content. The controlled environment may have a temperature ranging from about -10-10°C; an adjustable and programmable relative humidity; a continuous, adjustable positive or negative air flow; and a flow of one or more continuously refreshed, selected gases which displace oxygen. In another embodiment of the method, the controlled environment may have a relative humidity from about 50-100%; a temperature from about -10-10 °C; and air pressure from about 15-150 kPa. In all embodiments of the method, an optional field conditioning step may be performed. The field conditioning step may include subjecting the pollen to an environment controlled for relative humidity, temperature, and air pressure such that the initial pollen moisture content may be adjusted to a target moisture content.