ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,879, issued on Sept. 15.

"Systems and methods for plant and crop management and protection" was invented by Diego Pons (Denver).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-sustaining protective structure is provided for agricultural applications and other settings. Structures and systems of the present disclosure are contemplated as comprising various features including configurable solar panels, sensors, control systems, pest collection and management systems, and other features. The systems are provided to respond to one or more environmental conditions and to deploy and utilize various features based on the environmental conditions."

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