ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,388, issued on May 26, was assigned to TRIC Robotics Inc. (San Luis Obispo, Calif.).
"Flexible diffuse-reflective smart chamber for effective target dosing of complex plant surfaces and methods of use thereof" was invented by Adam Stager (Newark, Del.), Gordon McGregor (Landenberg, Pa.) and Ryan Berard (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flexible diffuse-reflective smart camber (FDRSC) devices are disclosed herein. The devices include UV-C lights sources and an irradiance chamber. The irradiance chamber is open on at least one end through which the plants to be treated are exposed to the UV-C irradiance. Further, the inner surfaces...