US Patent Issued to Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems on Feb. 11 for "Autonomous laser weed eradication" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,219,948, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc. (Seattle).

"Autonomous laser weed eradication" was invented by Paul Mikesell (Bellevue, Wash.), Jonathan Mey (Bellingham, Wash.) and Cory Gabrielsen (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are methods, devices, modules, and systems which may be employed for automated weed identification, control, and eradication. These methods, devices, modules, and systems provide an alternative to hand cultivation or chemical herbicides. Devices disclosed herein may be configured to locate, identify, and autonomously target a weed with a beam, such as a ...