Patents Assigned to AIRFORESTRY AB
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Patent number: 12582056Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for remote and/or autonomous cutting at least a portion of a harvested tree trunk, at least a portion of a tree trunk to be harvested, at least a portion of a tree trunk during harvesting or at least a portion of a tree trunk during transporting, said system comprising: a remotely and/or autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (100), UAV, means (116) for cutting at least a portion of a tree trunk attachable to said UAV (100), means for detecting at least a portion of a tree (135), means for detecting at least one tree parameter of at least a portion of a tree (135) and/or at least one growing condition of at least a portion of a tree (tree), a base station (120) for communication with said UAV (100), and means configured for selecting at least one cutting position on at least a portion of a tree trunk depending on the at least one detected tree parameter and/or the at least one detected growing condition of at least a portion of a tree (135).Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: AIRFORESTRY ABInventors: Markus Romar, Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson
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Patent number: 12514174Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for remote and/or autonomous cutting at least a portion of a harvested ligno trunk, at least a portion of a ligno trunk to be harvested, at least a portion of a ligno trunk during harvesting or at least a portion of a ligno trunk during transporting, said system comprising: a remotely and/or autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (100), UAV, means for cutting at least a portion of a ligno trunk attachable to said UAV, means for detecting at least a portion of a ligno, means for detecting at least one ligno parameter of at least a portion of a ligno and/or at least one growing condition of at least a portion of a ligno, a base station (120) for communication with said UAV, and means configured for selecting at least one cutting position on at least a portion of a ligno trunk depending on the at least one detected ligno parameter and/or the at least one detected growing condition of at least a portion of a ligno.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2024Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: AIRFORESTRY ABInventors: Markus Romar, Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson
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Patent number: 12490690Abstract: The invention relates to a system for remote and/or autonomous holding at least a portion of a tree trunk, said system comprising: a remotely and/or autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (100), UAV, at least one remotely and/or autonomously controlled means (105) for holding at least a portion of a tree trunk attachable to said UAV (100), means for detecting at least a portion of a tree, means for detecting at least one tree parameter of at least a portion of a tree and/or at least one growing condition of at least a portion of a tree, a base station for communication with said UAV (100), means configured for directing said means (105) for holding at least a portion of a tree trunk to a particular position of said tree trunk depending on said at least one detected tree parameter and/or said at least one detected growing condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 9, 2025Assignee: AIRFORESTRY ABInventors: Markus Romar, Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson
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Patent number: 12490691Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for remote and/or autonomous cutting at least a portion of a harvested ligno trunk, at least a portion of a ligno trunk to be harvested, at least a portion of a ligno trunk during harvesting or at least a portion of a ligno trunk during transporting, said system comprising: a remotely and/or autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (100), UAV, means for cutting at least a portion of a ligno trunk attachable to said UAV, means for detecting at least a portion of a ligno, means for detecting at least one ligno parameter of at least a portion of a ligno and/or at least one growing condition of at least a portion of a ligno, a base station (120) for communication with said UAV, and means configured for selecting at least one cutting position on at least a portion of a ligno trunk depending on the at least one detected ligno parameter and/or the at least one detected growing condition of at least a portion of a ligno.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 9, 2025Assignee: AIRFORESTRY ABInventors: Markus Romar, Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson
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Patent number: 12284949Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for remote and/or autonomous harvesting at least a portion of a tree, said system (10) comprising: a remotely and/or autonomously controlled means (110) configured for harvesting said at least a portion of a tree, a remotely and/or autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (100), UAV, comprising, at least one means for holding (105) said harvested portion of said tree and being configured for transporting said harvested portion of said tree away from the original location of the tree, wherein said system comprising at least one means for detecting said tree to be harvested, and a base station (120) for communication with said means configured for harvesting at least a portion of a tree and/or said UAV. The invention also relates to a method for remotely and/or autonomously harvesting a tree.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: AIRFORESTRY ABInventors: Markus Romar, Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson
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Patent number: 12195212Abstract: The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial tree harvesting system comprising a remotely and/or autonomously controlled UAV, an autonomously and/or remotely controlled tree harvesting tool configured for holding and/or delimbing and/or cutting at least a portion of a tree trunk attached underneath the UAV via at least one cord, a means configured for detecting rotational motion and/or pendulum motion of the tree harvesting tool, means attached to the UAV configured for detecting trees from above, at least one remotely and/or autonomously controlled forcing means, attached to the tree harvesting tool, configured for at least damping detected pendulum motion of the tree harvesting tool.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: AIRFORESTRY ABInventor: Johan Nordkvist
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Patent number: 12130637Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (10) for remote and/or autonomous selecting a tree to be harvested and/or to be transported, said system comprising: a remotely and/or autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (100), UAV, comprising, at least one means for holding (105) and/or harvesting said at least a portion of a tree, means for detecting said a tree to be transported and/or harvested, means for detecting at least one of the group of tree parameters: diameter of said tree, length of said tree, tree species of said tree and/or the weight of said tree, a base station (120) for communication with said means configured for holding (105) and/or harvesting said tree and said UAV (100), and means configured for selecting at least a portion of a tree to be harvested and/or transported depending on at least one of said detected tree parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Airforestry ABInventors: Markus Romar, Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson
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Patent number: 11993407Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for remote and/or autonomous transporting at least a portion of a tree, said system (10) comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (100), UAV, comprising, at least one means (105) for holding said at least a portion of a tree, said system comprising at least one means for detecting said at least a portion of a tree to be transported, and means for detecting at least one of the group of tree parameters: diameter of a tree, length of a tree, tree species and/or the weight of a tree, a base station (120) for communication with said means configured for transporting said at least a portion of a tree and/or said UAV (100) and means configured for directing said remotely and/autonomously UAV (100) with said at least a portion of a tree to a final destination where said final destination is depending on said detected tree parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: AIRFORESTRY ABInventors: Markus Romar, Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson