Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Weed control apparatus
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Application No.: US16628987Application Date: 2018-07-02
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Publication No.: US12075768B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Johan Kijlstra , Jerry Outram , James Hadlow
- Applicant: Discovery Purchaser Corporation
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Discovery Purchaser Corporation
- Current Assignee: Discovery Purchaser Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: McBee Moore & Vanik IP LLC
- Agent Vinson Lin; Susan McBee
- Priority: EP 180030 2017.07.06 EP 181582 2017.07.17 EP 186467 2017.08.16 EP 187259 2017.08.22
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/067784 2018.07.02
- International Announcement: WO2019/007893A 2019.01.10
- Date entered country: 2020-01-06
- Main IPC: A01M21/04
- IPC: A01M21/04 ; A01M7/00 ; E01H11/00 ; G05B15/02 ; G06F18/24 ; G06T7/00 ; G06T7/70 ; G06V20/10 ; G06V20/56 ; H04N23/54

Abstract:
A weed control apparatus for a vehicle includes a processing unit that receives at least one image of an environment. The processing unit analyses the at least one image to activate at least one chemical spray unit. A liquid weed control chemical is atomized and charged by the at least one chemical spray unit. The at least one chemical spray unit has at least one part configured to be held at high voltage with respect to zero volts potential. The at least one high voltage power supply and the at least one chemical spray unit are configured to hold the at least one part of the at least one chemical spray unit at one or a number of high voltages with respect to zero volts potential, such that the atomized liquid weed control chemical is electrically charged.
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