Solar powered digital harvest days counter
OwnerJason Neyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel counter system for keeping track of light cycles (i.e., light exposure) for plants and other aged products. The counter system is in the form of a small and compact weatherproof device designed to stake into the ground proximal to a crop such that solar light falls on the solar panel disposed on the top of the device. The device has a counter for incrementing a tally of days and/or hours by one unit upon tracking a light cycle for plants. In one embodiment, when the voltage detected by the counter drops to zero, a tally day is increased and the updated counter is displayed on a display screen of the device. In another embodiment, the device may be controlled remotely by a user. The device can be reset to zero and can also be configured for a specific crop.
Claims20
A solar powered digital counter device configured to track light cycles for naturally aged products, the solar powered digital counter device comprising:
- a solar powered counter device comprised of a housing, a weatherproof solar panel disposed on a top surface of said housing, a counter circuit module, and a stake extending from a bottom surface of said housing;
- wherein said stake is anchored to the ground proximal to the naturally aged products;
- wherein said solar panel is comprised of a plurality of photovoltaic cells for absorbing solar energy and converting the solar energy into an electric signal;
- wherein said counter circuit module produces a voltage signal in response to said electric signal to increase a counter;
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- further wherein said counter is a cumulation of exposure of the naturally aged products to a sunlight.
A solar powered digital counter device configured to track light cycles for naturally aged products, the solar powered digital counter device comprising:
- a solar powered counter device comprised of a housing, a weatherproof solar panel disposed on a top surface of said housing, a counter circuit module, a wireless module and a stake extending from a bottom surface of said housing;
- wherein said stake anchored to a ground proximal to the naturally aged products;
- wherein said wireless module is embedded inside said housing to provide a wireless communication channel with a paired remote handheld electronic device;
- wherein said solar panel is comprised of a plurality of photovoltaic cells for absorbing solar energy falling thereon and converting the solar energy into an electric signal;
- wherein said counter circuit module produces a voltage signal in response to said electric signal to increase a counter;
- wherein said wireless module transmits said counter to said paired remote handheld electronic device;
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- further wherein said counter is a cumulation of exposure of the naturally aged products to a sunlight.
A solar powered digital counter device configured to track light cycles for naturally aged products, the solar powered digital counter device comprising:
- a solar powered counter device comprised of a housing, a weatherproof solar panel disposed on a top surface of said housing, a counter circuit module, and a stake extending from a bottom surface of said housing;
- wherein said stake is anchored to the ground proximal to the naturally aged products;
- wherein said solar panel having a plurality of photovoltaic cells for absorbing solar energy falling thereon and converting the solar energy into an electric signal;
- wherein said counter circuit module produces a voltage signal in response to said electric signal to increase a counter;
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- further wherein said counter is an updated cumulative number of light cycles of light exposure of the naturally aged products.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.