Delivery assemblies and related methods for use in injecting fluids into plants
AssigneeInvaio Sciences, Inc.
InventorsJames COVINO, Thomas GERSTER, Brandon MCGANNON, Jason MIZGORSKI, Beat MÜLLER, Carly SILVERNALE
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Abstract
Assemblies and methods are provided for injecting treatment fluids into plants. One example assembly includes a body, a container disposed within the body and configured to hold fluid to be dispensed into a plant, and a valve coupled in fluid communication to the container. The valve is configured to retain the fluid in the container. The assembly also includes a tip configured to couple in fluid communication to the container and actuate the valve to transfer the fluid from the container to the tip for discharge to the plant.
Claims19
A delivery assembly for coupling to a plant and dispensing fluid into the plant, the delivery assembly comprising:
- a body;
- a container disposed within the body and configured to hold fluid to be dispensed into a plant;
- a valve coupled in fluid communication to the container, the valve configured to retain the fluid in the container;
- a tip configured to couple in fluid communication to the container and actuate the valve to transfer the fluid from the container to the tip for discharge to the plant.
A method for delivering fluid into a plant using a fluid delivery assembly, the method comprising:
- positioning a container of the fluid delivery assembly within a body of the fluid delivery assembly;
- filling the container with the fluid, while the container is positioned within the body;
- installing a tip of the fluid delivery assembly to a plant;
- coupling the body to the tip, while the tip is installed to the plant;
- and
- in response to coupling the body to the tip, automatically dispensing the fluid in the container to the plant via the tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.