EP 3887289 A4 20220928 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUTONOMEN BESTANDSVERWALTUNG IN DER LANDWIRTSCHAFT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION D'INVENTAIRE AGRICOLE AUTONOME
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201816206805 A 20181130
- US 2019063928 W 20191202
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2020113203A1] Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method of autonomous Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) comprising a fully autonomous growing environment. More specifically, disclosed herein is an apparatus and method in which a plurality of frame assembly may be stored and manipulated within a track assembly that is configured within a rack through the motivational input a carriage-mounted manipulators. Each frame assembly is configured to be coupled to an adjacent frame assembly supported by the track assembly by at least one coupler disposed on a forward end and a rearward end of each frame assembly. With the frame assembly including a low friction bearing surface to orient within a track assembly, it may be configured to satisfy various utilities necessary within the farm, such as but not limited to the housing grow media for the cultivation or the housing of electromechanical systems.
IPC 8 full level
B65G 1/06 (2006.01); A01G 9/02 (2018.01); A01G 9/029 (2018.01); A01G 31/02 (2006.01); A01G 31/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A01G 9/027 (2013.01); A01G 9/0295 (2018.01); A01G 31/02 (2013.01); A01G 31/06 (2013.01); B65G 1/0414 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 1/0485 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); Y02P 60/21 (2015.11)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] EP 0869084 B1 20030611 - PSB GMBH MATERIALFLUSS & LOGIS [DE]
- [X] ES 2137021 T5 20041001 - WESTFALIA WST SYSTEMTECHNIK
- [X] US 2018290830 A1 20181011 - VALINSKY JOSEPH [US], et al
- [X] US 2006045674 A1 20060302 - CRAVEN JAMES N [GB]
- [A] US 2014017043 A1 20140116 - HIRAI TATSUYA [JP], et al
- [X] US 5253745 A 19931019 - VAN DEN BERGH HUGO [IE], et al
- See references of WO 2020113203A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2020113203 A1 20200604; CA 3121490 A1 20200604; EP 3887289 A1 20211006; EP 3887289 A4 20220928
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2019063928 W 20191202; CA 3121490 A 20191202; EP 19889342 A 20191202