System and method for animating a plant
US10966550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G2007/048
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device and method that support and animate a plant disposed in an inner plant pot having an inner plant pot interior volume in such a way that the inner plant pot moves relative to an outer plant pot having an outer plant pot interior volume, and a gimbal mechanism disposed within the outer plant pot interior volume, controlling and instantiating, vertical longitudinal movement and rotational movement of the inner plant pot relative to the outer plant pot, programmable to provide physical response in the form of animation of the gimbal mechanism and the inner plant pot in response to receipt of predetermined data by the electronic processor control module from a plurality of sensors in communication with the electronic processor control module providing data collected by the plurality of sensors.
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