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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Intelligent Agricultural Solutions Llc, Fargo, ND (US);
David C. Batcheller, Fargo, ND (US);
Barry D. Batcheller, West Fargo, ND (US);
Marshall T. Bremer, Fargo, ND (US);
Bradley R. Thurow, Fargo, ND (US);
Nicholas L. Butts, West Fargo, ND (US);
Jeffrey L. Johnson, West Fargo, ND (US);
Paul A. Nystuen, West Fargo, ND (US);
Joseph A. Heilman, Fargo, ND (US);
Robert J. Volesky, West Fargo, ND (US);
Jonathan L. Tolstedt, Seattle, WA (US);
Intelligent Agricultural Solutions LLC, Fargo, ND (US);
Abstract
An innovative spraying system, comprising features such as a weather station that senses environmental factors that may affect spraying operations, a system for creating and distributing droplets of a uniform and appropriate size, a flow management system that would allow the sprayer to control nozzle rate and direction individually, a high-rate flow system capable of filling the sprayer at rates of up to at least 400 gallons per minute, a modular chemical cartridge system, in which various chemicals are stored in pre-loaded, easy to install cartridges, a direct injection system, mixing chemicals and water as needed, optionally based on sensed changing conditions, electrostatic application of chemical to optimize the amount of chemical applied to plant matter.