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US 12,766,900 B2Granted
Amphibious vehicle
AssigneeBazooka-Farmstar, LLC
InventorsPhillip Minino, Jeffery Huber, Matthew Hirsch, Jason Albright
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Abstract
An amphibious vehicle having a frame that includes a plurality of floatable members. Mounted to the frame is one or more power sources. Also mounted to the frame and connected to the power source are a plurality of propellers with each of the plurality of propellers having a thrust vector configured to be adjusted to provide agitation and propulsion. In addition, mounted to the frame are a plurality of ground engaging devices and one or more pumps.
Claims16
An amphibious vehicle configured for agitation of a manure lagoon, comprising:
- a frame defining a central axis and having one or more floatable members;
- wheels positioned about the central axis of the frame for engaging a ground;
- a propeller coupled to the frame;
- and
- an arm coupled to the propeller and the frame;
- wherein the propeller is oriented vertically to provide a thrust vector in a generally vertical direction for the agitation of manure in the manure lagoon;
- and
- wherein the arm is adjustable to move the propeller vertically while the propeller maintains the thrust vector in the generally vertical direction.
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A method for agitation of a manure lagoon, comprising:
- providing a frame defining a central axis and having one or more floatable members;
- providing wheels positioned about the central axis of the frame for engaging a ground;
- providing a propeller coupled to the frame;
- providing an arm coupled to the propeller and the frame;
- orienting the propeller to provide a thrust vector in a generally vertical direction for the agitation of manure in the manure lagoon;
- and
- adjusting the arm to move the propeller vertically while the propeller maintains the thrust vector in the generally vertical direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.