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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2011
William N. Kline, Iii, Duluth, GA (US);
Vernon Langston, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Peter N. Scherer, Lebanon, IN (US);
William N. Kline, III, Duluth, GA (US);
Vernon Langston, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Peter N. Scherer, Lebanon, IN (US);
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for selectively treating plants is provided which may include a frame arranged to provide a plurality of horizontally spaced apart, non-overlapping treatment regions. Each treatment region may include at least one sensor which is arranged to monitor the respective treatment region for a plant to be treated. The apparatus may also include an electronic controller operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and operatively coupled to a fluid delivery system. The electronic controller may control the fluid delivery system to deliver an application fluid through a respective application device when a targeted plant is detected in a respective treatment region.