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US 8,706,362 B2Granted
Mobile biological material energy conversion
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsNoel Wayne Anderson, Stephen Michael Faivre
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Abstract
The different illustrative embodiments provide a method for processing biological material. Biological material is monitored for in a field. The biological material is retrieved from the field to form retrieved biological material in response to detecting the biological material in the field. A conversion system converts the retrieved biological material into energy. A portion of the energy is directed to a remote location. The conversion system moves in the field during at least one of the monitoring, the retrieving, and the converting.
Claims11
An apparatus comprising:
- a platform;
- a sensing system associated with the platform and configured to monitor for biological material in a field;
- a retrieval mechanism associated with the platform and configured to retrieve the biological material from the field to form retrieved biological material in response to the sensing system detecting the biological material in the field;
- a movement system associated with the platform and configured to move the platform through the field;
- an energy converter associated with the platform and configured to convert the retrieved biological material into energy;
- and
- an energy transfer system configured to direct a portion of the energy to a remote location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.