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US 12,696,843 B2Granted
System and method for aquatic plant harvesting
Assignee42Farms, LLC
InventorsJason Prapas, Valerie Peng
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Abstract
A system for aquatic plant processing includes a harvester, which includes a nozzle assembly and optionally a pump assembly; and a transport subsystem. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include and/or interface with any or all of: a conduit, a collection assembly, a control subsystem, a sensor subsystem, a pond, and/or any other suitable components. A method for harvesting includes operating the harvesting system in a set of one or more operation modes.
Claims20
A system for aquatic plant harvesting in a pond, the system comprising:
- a beam configured to extend across a first axis of a pond and to move along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
- a nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle, wherein the nozzle assembly moves along a length of the beam and vertically actuates the nozzle;
- a pump fluidly connected to the nozzle, wherein the pump extracts aquatic plant material from the pond through the nozzle;
- a set of sensors monitoring a set of pond parameters;
- a control subsystem that controls motion of the beam along the second axis based on the set of pond parameters.
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A system for aquatic plant harvesting, comprising:
- a beam configured to extend across a first axis of a pond;
- a set of motorized carts connected to and configured to move the beam along a second axis of the pond perpendicular axis to the first axis of the pond;
- a nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle, wherein the nozzle assembly moves along a length of the beam and vertically actuates the nozzle;
- a pump fluidly connected to the nozzle, wherein the pump extracts aquatic plants from the pond through the nozzle;
- a set of sensors configured to monitor a surface density of aquatic plants in a region of the pond;
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- a control subsystem configured to control motion of the nozzle assembly based on the surface density of aquatic plants.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.