Patent ID: 11933008
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  B  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for de-icing a pathway, the apparatus comprising:
a frame including:
a set of wheels;
a salt dispenser;
a servo attached to the salt dispenser;
one or more motors, the motors attached to the set of wheels; and
a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the servo and the one or more motors, wherein the microcontroller instructs the servo to operate the salt dispenser and activates the one or more motors to drive the set of wheels, and wherein the microcontroller is programmed to instruct the servo to dispense salt simultaneously while the microcontroller activates the one or more motors to drive the set of wheels to place the apparatus in motion to travel over the pathway and to instruct the servo to restrict dispensing salt at other times.