US 12,433,259 B2
Automated system and method for application of a beehive treatment
Gerald Hayes, Mansfield, OH (US)
Assigned to BEEKEEPING 101 LLC, Mansfield, OH (US)
Filed by BEEKEEPING 101 LLC, Mansfield, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/411,865.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/479,844, filed on Jan. 13, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0237622 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 51/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/20 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/226 (2024.01); G05D 1/648 (2024.01); G05D 105/50 (2024.01)
CPC A01K 51/00 (2013.01) [B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/20 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); G05D 1/226 (2024.01); G05D 1/648 (2024.01); G05D 2105/50 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated system for application of a beehive treatment to a beehive, comprising:
a movable carriage;
a reservoir configured to hold the beehive treatment, the reservoir disposed on the movable carriage;
a vision system disposed on the movable carriage and configured to detect an entrance of the beehive;
an applicator system in fluid communication with the reservoir, the applicator system including an end effector configured to deliver the beehive treatment to the beehive through the entrance to the beehive; and
a controller in communication with the movable carriage, the vision system, and the applicator system, the controller configured to move the movable carriage to a position adjacent the beehive, detect the entrance of the beehive with the vision system, move the end effector of the applicator system to a position adjacent the entrance to the beehive, and deliver the beehive treatment to the beehive through the entrance to the beehive.