Patents Issued in December 2, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210368664
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to agricultural devices, and in particular, to a gauge wheel system for use in an agricultural device. In one aspect of the invention there is provided a gauge wheel for use on cultivation equipment comprising a hub member having a central bearing portion for mounting to the cultivation equipment; a peripheral flange portion displaced laterally with respect to the hub member; and a resilient coil member mounted to a surface of the hub member at a proximal end and comprising at least two windings that extend between the hub member and the peripheral flange portion to terminate at a free distal end adjacent the peripheral flange portion; wherein the free distal end of the resilient coil member is constrained to prevent contact of the resilient coil member with the peripheral flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Ryan Farming Machinery Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Paul Ryan
  • Publication number: 20210368665
    Abstract: A device and method for mechanical weed control. The device comprises an agricultural vehicle having a predetermined direction of travel and two opposite longitudinal sides, and a tillage device attached to the agricultural vehicle. The tillage device comprises at least one harrow with at least one tine comprising a tine arm, a tine tip and a tine base, and the tine tip and the tine base are located at opposite ends of the tine arm. The harrow is connected in the region of the tine base to a connecting element, wherein the at least one tine of the harrow has a bend with a predetermined angle and wherein at least the tine tip projects beyond a longitudinal side of the agricultural vehicle and the tine arm is oriented at a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Oliver BÄHR
  • Publication number: 20210368666
    Abstract: A quick coupler for a three-point hitch includes a cross-beam configured to extend between a first main support and a second main support. The cross-beam is configured to support an anti-rotation hook. In addition, the cross-beam includes a top member extending along a length of the cross-beam and a bottom member extending along the length of the cross-beam. The top member and the bottom member are spaced apart to form a hollow portion between the top member and the bottom member. Furthermore, the cross-beam includes at least one cross-member extending from the bottom member to the top member within the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas James Paulson, Richard Dean Kerner
  • Publication number: 20210368667
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the position of a power lift of an agricultural utility vehicle includes storing one or more target positions in a control device, moving the control member rotationally relative to and translationally along a longitudinal axis, and adjusting the one or more target positions of the power lift within a position range defined by a lower limit position and an upper limit position by a variable movement of the control member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: CHRISTOPH WAGNER, ANDREAS AHRENS
  • Publication number: 20210368668
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a main frame assembly, a toolbar coupled to the main frame assembly, and a wing wheel linkage assembly coupled to the toolbar. The agricultural implement also includes a wing wheel rotatably coupled to the wing wheel linkage assembly. In addition, the agricultural implement includes an actuator coupled to the wing wheel linkage assembly and configured to drive the wing wheel linkage assembly to move the wing wheel linkage assembly substantially along a vertical axis between a planting position and a headland position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Monte DeKam, Kregg J. Raducha, Austin Joseph McLuckie
  • Publication number: 20210368669
    Abstract: A tillage implement has a frame with a center section and first and second outer wing sections hingedly attached the center section such that the wing sections can be operably raised and lowered between a field-working position and a transport position. The sections each carry tillage tools for working the soil. Controlling a precharge in a secondary side of a hydraulic circuit enables the operator of the implement to adjust the downward pressure precharge provided by a plurality of hydraulic cylinders based on a desired stiffness of the implement. A pressure-reducing valve is configured such that flow from the hydraulic supply applies downward pressure precharge on the plurality of tillage tools. Once this desired precharge has been achieved, flow from the hydraulic supply is shut off and a check valve holds the pressure such that the plurality of hydraulic cylinders holds the tillage tools in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jarret Lee BRINKER, Jeffrey Scott Hughes, Joseph Shawn Meier
  • Publication number: 20210368670
    Abstract: A spreader for solid manure and other particulate material includes upright rotational beaters having paddles to dispense product from the rear of a wagon onto an agricultural field. The paddles on the beaters overlap along a midpoint between the beaters to improve product distribution on the field. The perimeter edges of the paddles are in close proximity to the side edges of the beater frame to facilitate product sheer, and thus improved distribution. The paddles on each beater are vertically and radially offset, and at least some of the paddles are spring-loaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: ADAM HANSEN, GARRET JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20210368671
    Abstract: Handheld spreaders and methods of operating the same. The spreader can include a cup to hold particulate material and having an open upper end, a scoop assembly provided proximate the open upper end of the cup and including a scoop for directing particulate material being dispersed from the cup, and a sifter assembly removably coupled to the scoop assembly for metering an amount of the particulate material being dispersed from the cup. When the sifter assembly is removed from the scoop assembly, the scoop remains attached to the cup to direct particulate material being provided into the cup via the open upper end. The method can include opening the cup by removing the sifter assembly from the scoop assembly, placing particulate material into an open interior of the cup, closing the cup by replacing the sifter assembly, and dispersing the particulate material through the sifter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Sevrey, Joey Arthur, Tim Jones, John Marshall, Casey Martin, Joe Jimenez
  • Publication number: 20210368672
    Abstract: A fertilizing device has at least one of the tubular body, and the tubular body is inserted in the soil in which the plant is planted. The tubular body has a containment space inside and a plurality of through holes on its surface. The tubular body is provided with at least first separated section at its top, and a number of second separated sections among the through holes. When the tubular body is inserted into the soil around the plant, the first separated section of the tubular body is exposed, and the second separated sections are configured for adjusting the spacing between the through holes. When the fertilizer and moisture are introduced into the containment space through the top of the tubular body, the fertilizer and moisture are discharged through the through holes of the tubular body, so that the fertilizer and water can penetrate into the deeper soil more evenly and the plant roots and soil can absorb nutrients and water more completely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Chin-Yuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210368673
    Abstract: A rake frame subassembly includes a front frame segment and a rear frame segment connected by a hinge joint having two or more hinges and an adjustment element. The hinge joint connects or is configured to connect the front frame section and the rear frame section. The hinge joint is also configured to enable both an orientation of the rear frame section relative to the front frame section and a position of the rear frame section relative to the front frame section to be adjusted using the adjustment element, or is configured to enable a position of the rear frame section relative to the front frame section to be adjusted using the adjustment element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Calvin Mohr
  • Publication number: 20210368674
    Abstract: A robotic work tool (100) comprising a controller (110), the controller (110) being configured to determine that an area, where there is an increased risk of impact to a surface travelled, is entered by the robotic work tool (100); and in response thereto reduce an acceleration utilized by the robotic work tool (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Hans Eliasson
  • Publication number: 20210368675
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for articulating float arms of a harvester header between a flexible configuration and a rigid configuration are disclosed. The systems and apparatuses include a locking tube that experiences no torque or approximately no torque when the float arms are in the rigid configuration. Further, the systems and apparatuses also avoid adjustments to ensure that float arms are fully retracted, such as into abutting contact with another portion of a header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Brimeyer
  • Publication number: 20210368676
    Abstract: A grass trimming head includes a housing assembly and a spool. The housing assembly is formed with a housing cavity and an outer aperture for allowing a cutting line to be inserted from an outside of the housing assembly into the housing cavity. At least a portion of the spool is arranged inside the housing cavity, and the spool is rotatable with respect to the housing assembly about a central axis. The spool is formed with an inner aperture for allowing the cutting line to be inserted into the spool or a clamping portion configured to fix the cutting line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jianpeng Guo, Toshinari Yamaoka, Fangjie Nie, Qi Zhang, Zongjing Li, Fei Wang, Lanxi Xu
  • Publication number: 20210368677
    Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for a forage harvester having a shear bar adjustably mounted on a housing. A chopper drum is supported from the housing and mounted for rotation about an axis and further provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced knife supports to which at least one chopper knife can be adjustably secured. In use the chopper knives cooperate with the shear bar to chop incoming crop. The adjustment apparatus includes a lateral element, at least one location element and at least one radially inwardly directed guide surface. The adjustment apparatus also includes at least one shear bar alignment surface on one or more of the location elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wilhelm BALG, Markus UHL, Burkhard Freiburg-Neuhaus
  • Publication number: 20210368678
    Abstract: A lawn trimmer including a cutting disc, a drive shaft; and a flexible drive shaft. The drive shaft is within a straight shaft, connected to the motor and extending to the flexible drive shaft, translating the rotation of the motor to the flexible drive shaft. The flexible drive shaft is within a curved shaft, parallel but not-colinear with the straight shaft, extends to a rotor head connected to the curved shaft, translating drive shaft rotation to a cutting disc comprising a plurality of cutting blades on a cutting plane; an intersection between the cutting plane and the curved shaft axis defines a predetermined oblique angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Douglas FRANKLIN
  • Publication number: 20210368679
    Abstract: A combine harvester includes a threshing device 4 configured to perform a threshing process of threshing reaped grain culm in a threshing chamber 23, in which the threshing chamber 23 includes a threshing cylinder 31 configured to rotate around a front-rear axis X, and an arc-shaped receiving net 32 provided extending along an outer circumferential portion of the threshing cylinder 31, and a top plate 30 covering an upper portion of the threshing chamber 23 is supported detachably along the rotation axis direction of the threshing cylinder 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Takafumi Mitsui, Yusaku Yoshida, Yosuke Sakiyama, Fumisato Nakagawa, Yoshiaki Inoue, Norifumi Takamatsu, Kosaku Noguchi, Ryohei Higashitaki, Toshinari Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20210368680
    Abstract: A speed of a harvester may be adjusted based on a number or ratio of harvestable edible crowns across rows of broccoli plants. For example, as the harvester travels across a field, imaging device(s) may image edible crowns across the multiple rows. The image(s) may be used to determine a number of harvestable edible crowns within each row of broccoli plants. Determining which row contains the greatest number of harvestable edible crowns may be used for adjusting the speed of the harvester to accommodate for harvesting the edible crowns across all rows. Therefore, because edible crowns mature at different rates, the harvester may travel as fast as the “slowest” row, or the row having the greatest number of harvestable edible crowns, to allow enough time for the harvester to harvest the edible crowns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Wisdom, Ian Mintz
  • Publication number: 20210368681
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for articulating float arms of a harvester header between a flexible configuration and a rigid configuration are disclosed. The systems and apparatuses include a locking tube that experiences no torque or approximately no torque when the float arms are in the rigid configuration. Further, the systems and apparatuses also avoid adjustments to ensure that float arms are fully retracted, such as into abutting contact with another portion of a header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Brimeyer
  • Publication number: 20210368682
    Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for a forage harvester including a shear bar which is adjustably mounted on a housing which supports a chopper drum mounted for rotation about an axis and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced knife supports holding adjustably secured chopper knifes. The chopper knives act with the shear bar to chop incoming crop. The adjustment apparatus includes a lateral element, at least one location element and at least one radially inwardly directed guide surface, which follows a desired outer path of an unworn chopper knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wilhelm BALG, Markus UHL, Burkhard Freiburg-Neuhaus
  • Publication number: 20210368683
    Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for a forage harvester having a shear bar adjustably mounted on a housing. A chopper drum is supported from the housing and mounted for rotation about an axis and further provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced knife supports to which at least one chopper knife can be adjustably secured. In use the chopper knives cooperate with the shear bar to chop incoming crop. The adjustment apparatus includes a lateral element, at least one location element and at least one radially inwardly directed guide surface, each radially inwardly directed guide surface describing a desired outer path of an unworn chopper knife. Each guide surface is adjustably located with respect to the lateral element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wilhelm BALG, Markus UHL, Burkhard Freiburg-Neuhaus
  • Publication number: 20210368684
    Abstract: There is provided a harvesting method using a harvesting apparatus including a pull-in mechanism for pulling one of a plurality of targets that grow on a plant and a harvesting mechanism for harvesting the pulled-in targets, the method including: a step of detecting a size and an inclination of the target; a step of adjusting an angle of the harvesting mechanism based on the inclination of the target; a step of adjusting a positional relationship between the harvesting mechanism and the pull-in mechanism based on the size of the target; a step of pulling the target in a direction of separating the target from a branch of the plant via the pull-in mechanism; a step of inserting the harvesting mechanism below the pulled-in target; and a step of cutting the target from the plant by the inserted harvesting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: HIDEKAZU ARAKI, RYOU TOSHIMA, SEIJI NISHITANI
  • Publication number: 20210368685
    Abstract: A harvester travels along a route within a field and selectively harvests edible crowns ready for harvesting. As the harvester travels along the route, a position of the harvester and/or the edible crowns may be determined using an encoder, imaging device(s), and/or navigational system(s). For example, image(s) captured by the imaging device(s) may be used to determine a location of the edible crowns and/or global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinates may indicate a location of the harvester within the field. These locations may be used for instructing harvesting components to harvest the edible crowns. For example, the harvester may include robotic arms having end effectors that harvest the edible crowns. Knowing the location of the edible crowns and/or the harvester therefore allows for the accurate placement of the end effectors for harvesting the edible crowns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Wisdom, Ian Mintz
  • Publication number: 20210368686
    Abstract: An end effector for harvesting edible crowns of broccoli plants. The end effector may include a body, fingers pivotably coupled to the body, and a rotary actuator disposed in the body. The rotary actuator operably couples to the fingers via one or more linkages and is configured to transition the fingers between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, an edible crown is retained within the end effector, while in the open position, the edible crown is released from the end effector. A cutting mechanism of the end effector severs the edible crown from a stalk of the broccoli plant. A robotic arm may position the end effector relative to the edible crown for harvesting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Wisdom, Ian Mintz, Jan Zijlstra
  • Publication number: 20210368687
    Abstract: A harvester selectively harvests edible crowns ready for harvesting. The harvester may include an imaging system for capturing image(s) of the edible crowns and a de-leafing component that removes leaves of the broccoli plant. For example, broccoli plants typically have an abundance of leaves that reside beneath, alongside of, and even above the edible crowns. The leaves may conceal the edible crowns and impact a quality of the image(s). The de-leafing component may be positioned in front of the imaging system, relative to a direction of travel of the harvester, to remove the leaves and isolate or expose the edible crown. Therein, the imaging system may image the edible crowns for use in determining whether the edible crowns are ready for harvesting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Wisdom
  • Publication number: 20210368688
    Abstract: Selectively removable nozzles for inclusion into a grain conveyor are disclosed. The nozzles may include a ramp and a sidewall coupled to the ramp. The ramp may conform to an inner surface of a conveyor housing and produce a constriction within the housing. The sidewall may also conform to the inner surface of the conveyor housing. The ramp may also include a recess that extends along the sidewall. The recess may receive a shaft of the conveyor. One nozzle may be replaced with another in order to accommodate different harvesting conditions. The ramp compresses grain traveling through the conveyor to provide a continuous flow of grain. The continuous flow of grain provides for accurate measurements of grain characteristics by a sensor located adjacent to the flow of grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Candace Popp, Douglas G. Temple, Nithin Chaithanya Reddy Choudary, Wolfram Haiges
  • Publication number: 20210368689
    Abstract: A crop baler implement includes a baling chamber sized to form crop material into a parallelepiped shape bale having longitudinal faces and transverse faces. The implement includes a carriage disposed rearward of the baling chamber. The carriage includes a tray positioned to receive the bale from the baling chamber in a first orientation, in which the longitudinal faces of the bale are parallel with a longitudinal frame axis. A longitudinal wrapping assembly may wrap the longitudinal faces of the bale when the bale is in the first orientation. The tray is rotatable relative to the carriage about a substantially vertical tray axis to move the bale from the first orientation to a second orientation, in which the transverse faces of the bale are parallel with the longitudinal frame axis. A transverse wrapping assembly may wrap the transverse faces of the bale when the bale is in the second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: VINIT JAWALE, SANDEEP MAHAJAN, SANTOSH KHADASARE, NIKHIL KULKARNI, KADAM T. HEMANT
  • Publication number: 20210368690
    Abstract: A shredding and baling apparatus provided includes a shredding assembly operatively connected to a baling assembly via a conveyor. A rotatable drum with cutting teeth spirally arranged along the drum is preferably centered within a lower portion of an intake hopper for cutting through material as it is fed into the hopper. Fixed cutting teeth are preferably arranged in a row or rows along each of the longitudinal sidewalls of the hopper, adjacent the cutting drum. A touch screen display and computer may be used in combination with sensors to monitor and control the shredding and baling operation, and a hydraulic system is used to drive the components. The shredding and baling assembly is preferably designed in an industrial size to handle high volumes of material and may be driven or transported from one location to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel Gaudreault
  • Publication number: 20210368691
    Abstract: A growing unit for biological hydrosynthesis, energy generation and storage and/or topsoil restoration, the growing unit comprising: a container configured for growing plants and containing a growth media located therein; a reservoir located in a lower portion of the container and associated with an outlet portion of the container, and a substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe associated with the reservoir, wherein the growth media comprises a mixture including a first catalyst, wherein the first catalyst stimulates formation of a humified soil and wherein the growth media is amended with an irrigation liquid which stimulates biological activity in the growth media and in and adjacent to the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Kenneth Michael Bellamy
  • Publication number: 20210368692
    Abstract: A system for suspending and self-balancing containers of crops includes first and second support rods and two cables tensioned between them. The two cables are connected to each other to form a closed-loop cable system. Support members for supporting the closed-loop cable system are coupled to the first and second support rods. Each support member includes a first arc-shaped surface. The closed-loop cable system is tensioned against the first arc-shaped surfaces. When the closed-loop cable system is under stress, it can facilitate the self-adjustment of the height of the cables by a relative sliding motion between the closed-loop cable system and the first arc-shaped surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Ningbo Holby Agricultural Science & Technology Co.
    Inventors: Israel Holby, Shi Ji, Guo Qiang, Wang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210368693
    Abstract: A plant growing system has a number of modular units arranged together on a flat surface in side of a growing room. The modular units have rigid boxes therein with vertical holes therethrough inside of which is located a growing soil. Water and nutrients are pumped from a reservoir to a distributor located in a growing soil of the rigid boxes as called for by moisture sensors, which activates a controller to turn ON a delivery pump. When moisture and nutrients need to be removed from an impermeable flexible liner located below the modular units, the controller turns ON a return pump, which pumps the excess water and nutrients back to the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: R.T.D. Enterprises
    Inventors: Troy W. Emery, Robbie W. Emery, Karl V. Krotzer, Jacob L. Baumler
  • Publication number: 20210368694
    Abstract: The invention provides components, structures, methods, and assemblies for applying feeding materials to plants. The invention may include a permeable structure constructed of a woven material incorporating nutrient-rich material (such as compost, fertilizers, soil amendments, soil supplements, or other material). The structure may be substantially closed around the edges and allow for the flow of water and other material therethrough to plants and surrounding vegetation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Douglas Paul Allard
  • Publication number: 20210368695
    Abstract: According to aspect of the present invention there is provided process for growing plant with small element comprising of steps that involve shooting or firing high frequency to a solution containing minerals that affect plant growth. Then there was a high-frequency launch into the colloid body. Finally, the nanoparticles are created. The nanoparticle will float to the root of plant, which is suspended in the air to enrich plants and provide enough nutrients to grow. The process of plant cultivation according to the present invention was invented to develop resource reducing cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Mankaew MUANCHART
  • Publication number: 20210368696
    Abstract: An autonomous ground maintenance system comprising a vehicle comprising a chassis supported upon a ground surface by ground support members, a container supported by the chassis, the container defining a discharge outlet operable to disperse treating material held within the container to a target area of the ground surface, a gate adapted to selectively open and close the discharge outlet, a sensor adapted to identify the target area, and an electronic controller supported by the chassis, the controller being in communication with the sensor and the gate. The controller is adapted to position the chassis at a location proximate the target area such that the discharge outlet is capable of delivering the treating material to the target area and energize the gate to open the discharge outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Craig Friell, Jackie R Gust, Alexander Steven Frick
  • Publication number: 20210368697
    Abstract: A felling unit and a method of harvesting small-dimensioned wood in a forest. A felling unit comprises a cutting device with two disc blades and a cutting gap between them for cutting small-dimensioned trees. The cut small-dimensioned trunks are transferred from the cutting gap to a temporary storage space by means of a transfer device comprising two transfer shafts with a transfer gap between them. The disc blades and the transfer shafts are both rotated in opposite directions relative to each other, i.e. towards the cutting gap and the feeding gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Jani Karvanen
  • Publication number: 20210368698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a feeding apparatus for a harvester, which includes opposing arms, with operating devices, pivoted to a frame, for creating transverse compression, two opposing feed rollers installed in the arms as the only feed rollers for feeding a tree through the throat, and hydraulic motors driving the feed rollers, and at least two pressure-medium lines operating them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Lauri Ketonen
  • Publication number: 20210368699
    Abstract: A quilted composite sheet containing seeds makes growing microgreens and other crops simple. Each sheet is a layered composite of multiple materials including seed, grow substrate and seed cover. A user can spread a seed quilt over the surface to be planted, water, wait, and harvest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Camille Elyse Richman, Daniel Hayim Goodman
  • Publication number: 20210368700
    Abstract: A clog resistant in-line vortex emitter and drip irrigation assembly and method uses a double-sided circuit and a series of vortex chambers of optimized dimensions to create a pressure drop with large dimensions and good clog resistance. The vortex chamber 100 also allows for a lower exponent than traditional circuits. This gives a pressure regulating property to the no-moving-parts circuit. The vortex emitter allows for some pressure regulation without sacrificing recyclability or requiring moving parts. The vortex circuit of the present disclosure is optimized for an emitter efficiency Ef value wherein Ef=(k/Ackt)*Amin such that k is a unitless head loss coefficient, Ackt is the area of the circuit, and Amin is the minimum cross sectional area of the circuit. A higher k per a given area with larger dimensions allows for a smaller part with a lower chance of clogging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Hasday, Gregory A. Russell, Shridhar Gopalan, Christopher F. South
  • Publication number: 20210368701
    Abstract: A system and method for optimal allocation of agricultural water based on water consumption control are provided. The system includes a data management module, configured to store and manage data related to water allocation; a basic data statistics module, configured to take statistics on various stored data; an agricultural evapotranspiration (ET) calculation module, configured to calculate an agricultural ET based on the stored data and statistical data; and a water resource allocation module, configured to generate a corresponding water resource allocation scheme based on an agricultural ET of each water consumption unit and corresponding data. Surface water and groundwater are jointly allocated to reduce groundwater exploitation, increase groundwater recharge, reduce invalid water loss and consumption in a carrying and allocation process, and improve an output benefit of agricultural water supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
    Inventors: Lijuan DU, Baozhong ZHANG, Bo LEI, Changshun LIU, Yanbin LI, Daoxi LI, Jihong QU, Xiaodong WANG
  • Publication number: 20210368702
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein related to irrigation control systems. In some embodiments, an irrigation control system includes a router, an access point, and irrigation controller, a wireless adapter, and a mobile device. The mobile device can communicate with the wireless adapter in a direct communication mode in which the wireless adapter creates a wireless network, a first indirect communication mode in which the mobile device and the wireless adapter communicate via the access point while the mobile device is within range of the access point, and a second indirect communication mode in which the mobile device and the wireless adapter communicate via the access point while the mobile device is out of range of the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Randy R. Montgomery, Anderson I. Micu, John E. Price, James R. Harris, Jeffrey B. Westphal, Ray S. Peppiatt, Samuel P. Whitt, JR., Forrest M. Henderson
  • Publication number: 20210368703
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for moistening and/or fertilizing plants (1), comprising a movable spray lance (3) with at least one spray nozzle (4) arranged on the spray lance (3), wherein a preferably linear guide rail (2) is provided, wherein the spray lance (3) is movably guided in the guide rail (2) in a trajectory extending parallel to the guide rail (2) and extends substantially normal to this trajectory, and wherein a drive, preferably a linear drive (11), is arranged for moving the spray lance in the area of the guide rail (2). The invention further relates to a system for cultivating plants without a substrate, comprising the device according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Phytoniq Gmbh
    Inventor: Martin PARAPATITS
  • Publication number: 20210368704
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of watermelon line WCSEJ11-2540. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of watermelon line WCSEJ11-2540 and to methods for producing a watermelon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another watermelon plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of watermelon line WCSEJ11-2540 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Jerome BERNIER
  • Publication number: 20210368705
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of cucumber hybrid SVCL1479 and cucumber inbred line API-M317-0903M0. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCL1479 and cucumber inbred line API-M317-0903M0 and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a cucumber plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCL1479 and cucumber inbred line API-M317-0903M0 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Nischit Shetty
  • Publication number: 20210368706
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of cucumber hybrid SVCN4149, cucumber inbred line API-M317-0905MO, and cucumber inbred line API-M317-12T014MO. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCN4149, cucumber inbred line API-M317-0905MO, and cucumber inbred line API-M317-12T014MO and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a cucumber plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCN4149, cucumber inbred line API-M317-0905MO, and cucumber inbred line API-M317-12T014MO comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Nischit Shetty
  • Publication number: 20210368707
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2163103 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2163103, the plants of soybean 2163103, to plant parts of soybean 2163103, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2163103 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2163103, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2163103, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2163103 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Pedro Gonzalez-Portilla
  • Publication number: 20210368708
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 98350833 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 98350833, to the plants of soybean cultivar 98350833, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 98350833, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 98350833. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 98350833. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 98350833, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 98350833 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Jason Aaron Long
  • Publication number: 20210368709
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 94601733 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 94601733, to the plants of soybean cultivar 94601733, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 94601733, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 94601733. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 94601733. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 94601733, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 94601733 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams
  • Publication number: 20210368710
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 98842617 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 98842617, to the plants of soybean cultivar 98842617, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 98842617, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 98842617. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 98842617. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 98842617, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 98842617 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams
  • Publication number: 20210368711
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 95612441 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 95612441, to the plants of soybean cultivar 95612441, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 95612441, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 95612441. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 95612441. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 95612441, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 95612441 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams
  • Publication number: 20210368712
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 91792430 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 91792430, to the plants of soybean cultivar 91792430, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 91792430, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 91792430. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 91792430. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 91792430, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 91792430 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams
  • Publication number: 20210368713
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 93712923 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 93712923, to the plants of soybean cultivar 93712923, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 93712923, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 93712923. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93712923. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93712923, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 93712923 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams