Patent ID: 9648864
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A01M

Claim:
1. An electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system comprising: a housing having a downwardly facing chamber; at least one electrically powered infrared heating element mounted within the chamber; a source of electrical potential electrically coupled to the electrically powered infrared heating element; a control assembly for varying the electrical potential to the electrically powered infrared heating elements and the heat generated for controlling undesired weeds there adjacent; wherein the electrically powered infrared heating element is a quartz infrared tube; and wherein the at least one electrically powered infrared heating element is a plurality of spaced electrically powered infrared heating elements and further including a vehicle for moving the housing and electrically powered infrared heating elements across desired crops and undesired weeds for controlling the undesired weeds but not the desired crops.