Automated pesticide mixing and dispensing system and method of use
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorJames H. Cink
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Abstract
A system and method for mixing and dispensing one or more pesticides includes a plurality of pesticide containers (5) for containing pesticide and at least one dosing device (7) associated with the pesticides containers and adapted to dose pesticide from the pesticide containers. A mixing device (9) receives pesticide from the dosing device and mixes the pesticide to form at least one of a pesticide solution and a pesticide mixture. A computer device (21) includes a processor and is adapted to receive an input from a user and based on that input operate the dosing device to dose a quantity of pesticide from one or more of the pesticide containers.
Claims26
A system for dispensing one or more pesticide, the system comprising:
- a plurality of single-dose units containing a soluble pesticide,
- a diluent inlet for receiving a suitable diluent, each single-dose unit of the plurality of single-dose units being selectively operably connectable to the diluent inlet for allowing a diluent from the diluent inlet to flow therethrough and at least in part dissolve the soluble pesticide contained therein, wherein each single-dose unit of the plurality of single-dose units comprises a container which is sealed prior to connection to the diluent inlet and is unsealed when connected to the diluent inlet to allow diluent to flow therethrough;
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- a computer device having a processor and being adapted to control a selective amount of diluent via the diluent inlet to flow through each single-dose unit of the plurality of single-dose units.
A method of dispensing one or more pesticide, the method comprising:
- placing at least one single-dose unit of a plurality of single dose units containing a soluble pesticide in fluid communication with a diluent inlet, each single dose unit of the plurality of single-dose units being selectively operably connectable to the diluent inlet;
- providing a computer device having a processor;
- directing a selected quantity of diluent to flow through at least one single-dose unit of the plurality of single dose units and at least partially dissolving the soluble pesticide contained therein to form a pesticide solution, wherein each single-dose unit of the plurality of single-dose units comprises a container which is sealed prior to connection to the diluent inlet and is unsealed when connected to the diluent inlet to allow diluent to flow therethrough;
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- controlling, with the computing device, the flow of the selected quantity of diluent through the at least one single-dose unit of the plurality of single dose units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.