Inciting sediment gravity flow in piled grain
US12269168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D88/64
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A piled grain surface management robot comprises an auger-based drive system, a memory, and a processor coupled with the memory. The processor is configured to control movement of the robot via the auger-based drive system. The processor is also configured to direct a traversal of a surface of piled grain in a bulk store, wherein a crust layer of the surface is broken up by auger rotation of the auger-based drive system during the traversal.
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