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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Maddux, St. Louis, MO (US);
John E. Pritchard, St. Louis, MO (US);
Joshua W. Taylor, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 9/06 (2006.01); A01G 7/06 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/08 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01M 17/00 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 7/06 (2013.01); A01C 21/007 (2013.01); A01M 7/00 (2013.01); A01M 17/00 (2013.01); G01B 11/02 (2013.01); G01B 11/08 (2013.01); A01B 79/005 (2013.01); G01V 3/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanized, non-disruptive plant touch, or contact, sensing system for detecting by touch, or contact, the precise location of plants and/or plant stems relative to a machine in motion, and then disengage the plant without significantly affecting the plant's health or development.