# US 2022/0030780 A1 · Garden Protection System > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0030780 A1 - Document ID: US20220030780A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/389,753 - Filed: 2021-07-30 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-30 - Inventors: Nicholas Scott Peiffer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220030780A1 ## CPC - A01G 13/24: Tunnels for covering rows of plants - A01G 13/21: providing overhead protection, i.e. canopies - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) ## Abstract Systems and methods herein provide for garden protection. In one embodiment, a garden protection system includes a frame operable to suspend a shade cloth over a garden bed to protect underlying plants in the garden bed from inclement weather, and a housing mounted to the frame and comprising a moisture detector, a roller system, circuitry, a motor, a pulley system, a power supply, and a solar panel. The shade cloth is wrapped about the roller system, and the roller system is rotatably coupled to the pulley system. The moisture detector is operable to detect said inclement weather, and to automatically direct the motor to rotate the pulley system. And, the pulley system is operable to rotate the roller system to roll the shade cloth along a side of the garden protection system via roller brackets that are slidably affixed to the frame. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A garden protection system, comprising: a frame operable to suspend a shade cloth over a garden bed to protect underlying plants in the garden bed from inclement weather; and a housing mounted to the frame and comprising a moisture detector, a roller system, circuitry, a motor, a pulley system, a power supply, and a solar panel, wherein the shade cloth is wrapped about the roller system, and the roller system is rotatably coupled to the pulley system, wherein the moisture detector is operable to detect said inclement weather, and to automatically direct the motor to rotate the pulley system, wherein the pulley system is operable to rotate the roller system to roll the shade cloth along a side of the garden protection system via roller brackets that are slidably affixed to the frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The garden protection system of claim 1, wherein: the material is at least partially transparent. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The garden protection system of claim 1, wherein: the material is screened to allow air and moisture to enter the garden protection system while repelling hail from entering the garden bed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The garden protection system of claim 1, wherein: the shade cloth is configured with a retention rod that couples to the roller brackets. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The garden protection system of claim 1, wherein: the power supply comprises a battery operable to provide energy to the motor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The garden protection system of claim 5, further comprising: a solar panel operable to convert solar energy into electrical energy to charge the battery. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The garden protection system of claim 1, wherein: the power supply comprises an alternating current (AC) power source to provide AC power to the motor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The garden protection system of claim 1, wherein: the circuitry comprises a communication module operable to provide remote control of the garden protection system. ### Claim 9 A method, comprising: detecting inclement weather with a moisture detector configured with a housing of a garden protection system; automatically directing a motor to rotate a pulley system in response to the inclement weather detection; and rotating a roller system responsive to rotating the pulley system to roll a shade cloth along a frame of the garden protection system, wherein the frame is operable to suspend the shade cloth over a garden bed to protect underlying plants in the garden bed from the inclement weather, and wherein the housing is mounted to the frame and comprises the moisture detector, the roller system, circuitry, the motor, the pulley system, a power supply, and a solar panel, wherein the shade cloth is wrapped about the roller system, and the roller system is rotatably coupled to the pulley system, and wherein the shade cloth is affixed to roller brackets that are slidably affixed to the frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein: the material is at least partially transparent. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein: the material is screened to allow air and moisture to enter the garden protection system while repelling hail from entering the garden bed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein: the shade cloth is configured with a retention rod that couples to the roller brackets. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: providing energy to the motor via the power supply, wherein the power supply comprises a battery. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: converting solar energy into electrical energy via the solar panel to charge the battery. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: providing energy to the motor via the power supply, wherein the power supply comprises an alternating current (AC) power source to provide AC power to the motor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: receiving a remote control signal via the circuitry of the garden protection system to activate the motor.