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US 11,985,914 B2Granted
Predation-resistant capsular planting systems and methods
AssigneeDroneseed Co.
InventorsMatthew Mehdi Aghai, Grant Everest Canary, John William Thomson, Tiffani Manteuffel-Ross
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for making good use of recently obtained biometric data, for configuring propagule capsules (e.g. containing seeds or spores with growth media and other helpful materials) for deployment via drones so that each has an improved chance of survival, and for configuring drones or piloted craft for safe fleet deployment in remote locations.
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A propagule growth facilitation method comprising:
- configuring one or more dry media in a first layer so that a thickness of the first layer is within an order of magnitude of 1 centimeter (cm);
- forming one or more recessed portions on a first side of and one or more recessed portions on a second side of the first layer, wherein the recessed portions each comprise a borehole extending through most of the thickness of the first layer;
- holding a first propagule at least partly within the recessed portion of the first side by affixing a biodegradable containment covering to the first side of the first layer with more than half of the first propagule exposed to a gas;
- holding a second propagule at least partly within the recessed portion of the second side by affixing a biodegradable containment covering to the second side of the first layer with more than half of the second propagule exposed to a gas so as to assemble a first propagule capsule;
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- deploying the first propagule capsule with a tumbling trajectory haphazardly, in lieu of any effective mechanism for ensuring that the first side will land below the second side, and so that it lands with the first side thereof upon or otherwise adjacent a planting site, wherein the first layer protects the first propagule against predation long enough for a root to grow from the first propagule into the planting site.
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A propagule growth facilitation method comprising:
- configuring one or more dry media in a first layer so that a thickness of the first layer is within an order of magnitude of 1 centimeter;
- forming one or more recessed portions on a first side of and one or more recessed portions on a second side of the first layer;
- holding a first propagule at least partly within the recessed portion of the first side by affixing a biodegradable containment covering to the first side of the first layer with more than half of the first propagule exposed to a gas;
- holding a second propagule at least partly within the recessed portion of the second side by affixing a biodegradable containment covering to the second side of the first layer so as to assemble a first propagule capsule;
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- deploying the first propagule capsule so that it lands with the first side thereof upon or otherwise adjacent a planting site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.