PATENT PUZZLER

The answer to last weeks puzzler was Microsoft. Apparently, Microsoft wanted to set up a health-based ecosystem for cryptocurrency.

This week, the subject of the Patent Puzzler is guess the Agricultural Company.

As some might be aware, at least in certain areas, farming is getting more challenging. We found this patent…..check out claim 1…

1 . A system for pollinating crops, the system comprising:

at least one unmanned vehicle including:

at least one pollen applicator configured to collect pollen from a flower of a first crop and to apply the pollen collected from the flower of the first crop onto a flower of a second crop; and

at least one sensor configured to detect presence of the pollen applied to the flower of the second crop by the at least one pollen applicator to verify that the pollen collected from the flower of the first crop by the at least one pollen applicator was successfully applied by the at least one pollen applicator onto the flower of the second crop.

If you read that correctly…..it is a mechanical bee. The question for this week, is who attempted to claim the “mechanical bee”?

Microsoft

Raytheon

Walmart

Kratos Defense Systems

Dupont

General Mills

Remember……the puzzles are meant to be fun and informative….not easy. We will give the answer in the next blog post on Monday. The answer will surprise you….even if consider yourself an expert on puzzles, patents or general knowledge.