ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,576, issued on March 31.
"Intelligent turf maintenance system for divot detection and repair" was invented by Chris Peter Demos (Memphis, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an automated turf repair and condition-management system configured to detect, fill, and monitor divots and surface irregularities on turf areas such as golf courses and athletic fields. The system includes an air-assisted dispensing array that precisely delivers a dry repair material through multiple controllable nozzles, and a liquid-mist subsystem that applies water, binder, or growth solution post-nozzle to create a wetted, ...