Grasshopper harvesting system
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
InventorGoggy Davidowitz
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Abstract
A grasshopper harvesting system for collecting grasshoppers featuring a vehicle, a collection array, a transfer mechanism, and a storage container or shredder. The system can be attached to an existing vehicle such as a tractor, ATV, truck, or a GPS-controlled autonomous vehicle that can be programmed to collect grasshoppers according to a particular desired route of a particular field, to protect crops or for consumption purposes. Further, the system may feature a detachable bin that empties the grasshoppers when the bin is full. The system may collect grasshopper pests in organic fields, reduce locust swarm densities in breeding grounds, and harvest grasshoppers from rangeland. The grasshoppers may either be destroyed or processed as edible insects for food and feed.
Claims20
A grasshopper harvesting system (100) for collecting grasshoppers on a field or surface, said system (100) comprising:
- a. a capture assembly (160) comprising sideboards and a backboard, wherein the collection array is configured to sequester the grasshoppers that jump into the capture assembly (160) when the system (100) drives on the field or surface;
- b. a vacuum system (150) operatively coupled with a bottom surface of the collection array (110);
- c. a storage container (130), wherein the vacuum system (150) is configured to deliver the grasshoppers from the capture assembly (160) to the storage container (130), wherein the storage container is removable;
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- d. a power source.
A grasshopper harvesting system (100) for collecting grasshoppers on a field or surface, said system (100) comprising a vacuum system (150) configured to transfer the grasshoppers to a storage container (130) without killing the grasshoppers.
A grasshopper harvesting system (100) for collecting grasshoppers on a field or surface, said system (100) comprising:
- a. a vehicle (200);
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- b. a capture assembly (160) coupled to the vehicle (200), the capture assembly (160) comprising:
- i. a collection array (110) comprising sideboards and a backboard, wherein the collection array (110) is configured to capture the grasshoppers that jump into the collection array (110) when the system (100) drives on the field or surface;
- ii. a transfer system disposed in a bottom surface of the collection array (110);
- iii. a vacuum transfer system, wherein the transfer system is configured to deliver the grasshoppers from the collection array (110) to a storage container (130), wherein the storage container (130) is removable;
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- iv. a power source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.