Patents by Inventor Mengjiao YAO

Mengjiao YAO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for conveying and dropping seedlings based on device for conveying and positioning seedling tray of automatic transplanter
    Patent number: 11980119
    Abstract: A method for conveying and dropping seedlings based on a device for conveying and positioning a seedling tray of an automatic transplanter, wherein the device for conveying and positioning the seedling tray of the automatic transplanter includes a platform for conveying the seedling tray, a first sensor, a second sensor, a plurality of push rods, and a control system. The platform is configured for conveying the seedling tray to be below seedling picking claws. The push rods are evenly distributed on the platform. The seedling tray is placed between adjacent two of the push rods. The first sensor is mounted close to the seedling picking claws and configured for identifying the seedling tray. The second sensor is mounted on a rack of the platform for conveying the seedling tray and configured for identifying the push rods. The control system controls the platform for conveying the seedling tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianping Hu, Mengjiao Yao, Shulin Liu, Jinhao Zhou, Chensheng Ren, Menglei Wei, Tengfei Zhang, Jiawei Shi
  • METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND DROPPING SEEDLINGS BASED ON DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND POSITIONING SEEDLING TRAY OF AUTOMATIC TRANSPLANTER
    Publication number: 20240016080
    Abstract: A method for conveying and dropping seedlings based on a device for conveying and positioning a seedling tray of an automatic transplanter is provided. The device for conveying and positioning the seedling tray of the automatic transplanter includes a platform for conveying the seedling tray, a first sensor, a second sensor, a plurality of push rods, and a control system. The platform is configured for conveying the seedling tray to be below seedling picking claws. The push rods are evenly distributed on the platform. The seedling tray is placed between adjacent two of the push rods. The first sensor is mounted close to the seedling picking claws and configured for identifying the seedling tray. The second sensor is mounted on a rack of the platform for conveying the seedling tray and configured for identifying the push rods. The control system controls the platform for conveying the seedling tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianping HU, Mengjiao YAO, Shulin LIU, Jinhao ZHOU, Chensheng REN, Menglei WEI, Tengfei ZHANG, Jiawei SHI