ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,204, issued on April 15, was assigned to FYTO Inc. (Petaluma, Calif.).
"System and method for aquatic plant harvesting" was invented by Jason Prapas (Cambridge, Mass.) and Valerie Peng (Cambridge, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for aquatic plant processing includes a harvester, which includes a nozzle assembly and optionally a pump assembly; and a transport subsystem. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include and/or interface with any or all of: a conduit, a collection assembly, a control subsystem, a sensor subsystem, a pond, and/or any other suitable components. A method for harvesting includes operating t...