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US 11,154,016 B2Granted
Systems and methods for managing a weight of a plant in a grow pod
AssigneeGrow Solutions Tech LLC
InventorsGary Bret Millar, Michael Stephen Hurst, Taylor John Woodbury
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Abstract
An assembly line grow pod includes a seeding region, a harvesting region, a track that extends between the seeding region and the harvesting region, a cart including a tray for holding plant matter, and a wheel coupled to the tray, where the wheel is engaged with the track, and a weight sensor positioned on the cart or the track, where the weight sensor is positioned to detect a weight of the plant matter positioned within the cart.
Claims20
An assembly line grow pod comprising:
- a seeder system within a seeding region, wherein the seeder system is configured to dispense seeds;
- a harvester system within a harvesting region, wherein the harvester system is configured to harvest plant matter;
- an ascending portion that moves upward in a vertical direction and a descending portion that moves downward in the vertical direction, wherein the ascending portion and the descending portion are positioned between the seeding region and the harvesting region;
- a track that extends between the seeding region and the harvesting region;
- a cart comprising:
- a tray for holding the plant matter;
- and a wheel coupled to the tray, wherein the wheel is engaged with the track;
- a weight sensor positioned on the cart or the track, where the weight sensor is positioned to detect a weight of the plant matter positioned within the cart;
- and a controller communicatively coupled to the weight sensor, the controller comprising a processor and a computer readable and executable instruction set, which when executed, causes the processor to:
- determine the weight of the plant matter positioned within the cart with the weight sensor;
- retrieve a preferred weight for the plant matter positioned within the cart;
- compare the determined weight of the plant matter with the retrieved preferred weight;
- and change a recipe for the plant matter positioned within the cart based at least in part on the comparison of the determined weight with the preferred weight, wherein the recipe for the plant matter comprises water and nutrient requirements, lighting requirements, and temperature requirements for the plant matter.
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An assembly line grow pod system comprising:
- a track;
- a seeder system within a seeding region, wherein the seeder system is configured to dispense seeds;
- a harvester system within a harvesting region, wherein the harvester system is configured to harvest plant matter;
- an ascending portion that moves upward in a vertical direction and a descending portion that moves downward in the vertical direction, wherein the ascending portion and the descending portion are positioned between the seeding region and the harvesting region;
- a cart comprising:
- a tray for holding the plant matter;
- and a wheel coupled to the tray, wherein the wheel is engaged with the track;
- a weight sensor positioned on at least one of the cart or the track, where the weight sensor is positioned to detect a weight of the plant matter positioned within the cart;
- a watering system for dispensing a mixture to the plant matter positioned within the cart;
- and a controller communicatively coupled to the weight sensor, the controller comprising a processor and a computer readable and executable instruction set, which when executed, causes the processor to:
- receive an identification of a type of the plant matter positioned within the cart;
- determine the weight of the plant matter positioned within the cart with the weight sensor;
- retrieve a preferred weight for the plant matter positioned within the cart based at least in part on the received identification of the type of plant matter;
- compare the determined weight of the plant matter with the retrieved preferred weight;
- change a recipe for the plant matter positioned within the cart based at least in part on the comparison of the determined weight with the preferred weight, wherein the recipe for the plant matter comprises water and nutrient requirements, lighting requirements, and temperature requirements for the plant matter;
- and direct the watering system to dispense the mixture according to the changed recipe to the plant matter positioned within the cart.
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A method for managing growth of plant matter in an assembly line grow pod, the method comprising:
- moving a cart along a track, the cart comprising a tray and a wheel coupled to the tray, wherein the wheel is engaged with the track;
- moving the cart up an ascending portion that moves upward in a vertical direction and down a descending portion that moves downward in the vertical direction, wherein the ascending portion and the descending portion are positioned between a seeding region and a harvesting region;
- detecting a weight of plant matter positioned within the tray with a weight sensor, wherein the weight sensor is positioned on one of the cart or the track;
- comparing the detected weight of the of the plant matter with a preferred weight of the plant matter;
- changing a recipe for the plant matter positioned in the cart based at least in part on the comparison of the detected weight with the preferred weight, wherein the recipe for the plant matter comprises water and nutrient requirements, lighting requirements, and temperature requirements for the plant matter;
- and dispensing a mixture based on the changed recipe to the plant matter with a watering system;
- harvesting the plant matter with a harvester system within the harvesting region;
- and dispensing a plurality of seeds to the cart with a seeder system within the seeding region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.