Prior art

The USPTO database search for patent number 12089543 refers to US12089543B2, titled "System and method of agricultural management," which was granted on September 17, 2024.

The most relevant prior art explicitly discussed and distinguished in US12089543B2 is Document US 2016/0198640 A1.

Prior Art Reference: US 2016/0198640 A1

• Full Citation: US 2016/0198640 A1, titled "System and method for plant light treatment," by Inventor Scott Shearer, et al., assigned to Ohio State Innovation Foundation.

• Publication/Filing Date: Published on July 14, 2016. The priority date is July 11, 2013, and the filing date for the US application is February 25, 2016.

• Brief Description: This document reveals a mobile irrigation pivot equipped with sprinklers and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). These LEDs are configured to emit different frequencies of polarized light in spectral bands from violet to far-red over plants, regardless of their photoperiod response, in an agricultural field. The LEDs are fixed on the irrigation pivot structure, and the pivot can include a control circuit to manage the operation of the LEDs, irrigation parameters, and pivot movement.

• Claims Potentially Anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102:
  Document US 2016/0198640 A1 potentially anticipates core elements of US12089543B2's system and method claims that broadly cover:

  • An agricultural management system comprising a modular agricultural irrigation device (e.g., an irrigation pivot) positioned on an agricultural field.
  • The irrigation device incorporating a plurality of artificial lighting sources, specifically light-emitting diodes, arranged along the device at a predetermined distance above the crop's aerial parts.
  • The ability of these light-emitting diodes to emit a plurality of electromagnetic spectrum bands, including various spectral bands (e.g., from violet to far-red spectrum, or 280 nm to >700 nm).
  • A processor or control circuit in communication with the artificial lighting sources (and potentially irrigation components) to control their operation.
  • The adjustment of light parameters such as spectral bands or polarization.
  • The implementation of an irrigation routine and/or a light supplementation routine.

  US12089543B2 explicitly states that US 2016/0198640 A1 "fails to reveal artificial light(s) supplementation combined with crop management factors." It further distinguishes itself by emphasizing that its processor determines routines "preferably using an artificial intelligence model, considering the crop 202 a species under cultivation; the phenological stage of the crop 202 a under cultivation; the photoperiod and weather conditions... the objectives intended for the crop 202 a development, and information provided by users (farmers)..." Therefore, US 2016/0198640 A1 would likely anticipate any claims in US12089543B2 that do not include the specific combination with comprehensive crop management factors and the use of an artificial intelligence model to determine and adjust routines based on a broad array of environmental, crop-specific, and user-defined parameters.