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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2018
Applicant:

Discovery Purchaser Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Johan Kijlstra, Odenthal, DE;

Jerry Outram, Kent, GB;

James Hadlow, Newmarket, GB;

Assignee:

Discovery Purchaser Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 21/04 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); E01H 11/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 21/043 (2013.01); A01M 7/00 (2013.01); E01H 11/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/0008 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/188 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); G06T 2207/30188 (2013.01);
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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