Patents Assigned to Farms Technology, LLC
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Publication number: 20190082620Abstract: An indoor farming system includes a water-based nutrient bath resident in a tank and a pump for pumping the bath from the tank upwardly through a plurality of pipes to at least one divided high-density table comprising growing crops resting in at least one float. The plurality pipes includes at least one valve suitable to shut off the bath per each of the high density tables. At least one non-block drain is coupled to the at least one divided high-density table. The bath turbulently flows respectively across the at least one divided high-density table, down the at least one non-block drain, and back into the tank that includes the nutrient bath. A lighting system provides moving light from points above the growing crops.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: Revolution Farm Technologies, LLCInventor: Jack GRIFFIN
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Publication number: 20190029201Abstract: An indoor farming system includes a water-based nutrient bath resident in a tank and a pump for pumping the bath from the tank upwardly through a plurality of pipes to at least one divided high-density table comprising growing crops resting in at least one float. The plurality pipes includes at least one valve suitable to shut off the bath per each of the high density tables. At least one non-block drain is coupled to the at least one divided high-density table. The bath turbulently flows respectively across the at least one divided high-density table, down the at least one non-block drain, and back into the tank that includes the nutrient bath. A lighting system provides moving light from points above the growing crops.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Revolution Farm Technologies, LLCInventor: Jack GRIFFIN
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Publication number: 20140053527Abstract: An agricultural bale accumulator includes a load bed, a bale transfer module, and a bale discharge module. The load bed includes center, right and left load beds, adapted to receive and accumulate thereon first, second and third bales, respectively, from a bale chamber of an agricultural baler along a bale-receiving axis. The bale transfer module alternately transfers the bales across the load bed from the center load bed to the right load bed or the left load bed along a bale transfer axis, transverse to the bale receiving axis, responsive to a bale transfer signal to accumulate the bales on the center, right, and the left load beds in a side-by-side relationship. The bale discharge module moves between a bale accumulating position and a bale discharging position responsive to a bale discharge signal. The bale discharge module moves to the bale accumulating position to accumulate the bales on the load bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Farm Technology, LLCInventors: Phillip G. Spaniol, Stephen J. Spaniol, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Publication number: 20130346281Abstract: Apparatus and method for trading commodities with automatic hedging for odd lot offers. The apparatus automatically accepts odd lot offers on behalf of buyers and aggregates them with other odd lot offers of the same commodity symbol until there are enough bushels to reach a predetermined threshold, or “tipping point,” which causes the system to automatically calculate the optimum number of full lot futures contracts to sell at the market price in order to offset risk associated with accepting the odd lot offers, and to automatically secure the optimum number of full lot futures contracts. The system reduces or eliminates situations where no transactions are executed due to the market's failure to reach a certain price, and reduces the buyers' exposure to slippage on accumulated odd lots.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: FARMS TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Heath E. Sutton, Jason G. Tatge
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Patent number: 8538858Abstract: Apparatus and method for trading commodities with automatic hedging for odd lot offers. The apparatus automatically accepts odd lot offers on behalf of buyers and aggregates them with other odd lot offers of the same commodity symbol until there are enough bushels to reach a predetermined threshold, or “tipping point,” which causes the system to automatically calculate the optimum number of full lot futures contracts to sell at the market price in order to offset risk associated with accepting the odd lot offers, and to automatically secure the optimum number of full lot futures contracts. The system reduces or eliminates situations where no transactions are executed due to the market's failure to reach a certain price, and reduces the buyers' exposure to slippage on accumulated odd lots.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Farms Technology, LLCInventors: Heath E. Sutton, Jason G. Tatge
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Publication number: 20120215672Abstract: Apparatus and method for trading commodities with automatic hedging for odd lot offers. The apparatus automatically accepts odd lot offers on behalf of buyers and aggregates them with other odd lot offers of the same commodity symbol until there are enough bushels to reach a predetermined threshold, or “tipping point,” which causes the system to automatically calculate the optimum number of full lot futures contracts to sell at the market price in order to offset risk associated with accepting the odd lot offers, to automatically secure the optimum number of full lot futures contracts. The system reduces or eliminates situations where no transactions are executed due to the market's failure to reach a certain price, and reduces the buyers' exposure to slippage on accumulated odd lots.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: FARMS TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Heath E. Sutton, Jason G. Tatge
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Patent number: 7991685Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for commodities procurement with concomitant hedging. The invention enables automatic commodity purchase at a desired basis level when a seller's price matches a buyer's basis bid and concomitantly automatically placing an electronic commodities order to hedge the buyer's purchase.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Farms Technology, LLCInventors: Jason G Tatge, Daniel Scott Fritsch
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Patent number: 7840475Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for commodities procurement with concomitant hedging. The invention enables automatic commodity purchase at a desired basis level when a seller's price matches a buyer's basis bid and concomitantly automatically placing an electronic commodities order to hedge the buyer's purchase.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Farms Technology, LLCInventors: Jason G Tatge, Daniel Scott Fritsch
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Patent number: 7742979Abstract: An integrated virtual market is provided that facilitates communication between the producers of a given commodity and the parties wishing to purchase such commodities. This system provides real-time updated information about local pricing being offered by those purchasers. In addition, those producers can post offers that can automatically be accepted by purchasers and have contracts automatically generated. An important consideration from a purchaser's prospective is minimizing the risk associated with making such transactions. Due to this, futures contracts are often obtained. The virtual market system of the present inventions automatically requests and obtains futures contracts to hedge the contracts being generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Farms Technology, LLCInventors: Gary Reding, Kent Beadle, Chris Nikkel, Mark Schulze, Walker Humphries, Dave Womeldorf, David Clark, Scott Cerreta, Carl Ozkaynak, Julia A. Granada Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20090177574Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for commodities procurement with concomitant hedging. The invention enables automatic commodity purchase at a desired basis level when a seller's price matches a buyer's basis bid and concomitantly automatically placing an electronic commodities order to hedge the buyer's purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Farms Technology, LLC.Inventors: Jason G Tatge, Daniel Scott Fritsch
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Publication number: 20080301034Abstract: An integrated virtual market is provided that facilitates communication between the producers of a given commodity and the parties wishing to purchase such commodities. This system provides real-time updated information about local pricing being offered by those purchasers. In addition, those producers can post offers that can automatically be accepted by purchasers and have contracts automatically generated. An important consideration from a purchaser's prospective is minimizing the risk associated with making such transactions. Due to this, futures contracts are often obtained. The virtual market system of the present inventions automatically requests and obtains futures contracts to hedge the contracts being generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: FARMS TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: GARY REDING, KENT BEADLE, CHRIS NIKKEL, MARK SCHULZE, WALKER HUMPHRIES, DAVE WOMELDORF, DAVID CLARK, SCOTT CERRETA, CARL OZKAYNAK, JULIA A. GRANADA RODRIGUEZ
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Patent number: 7418423Abstract: An integrated virtual market is provided that facilitates communication between the producers of a given commodity and the parties wishing to purchase such commodities. This system provides real-time updated information about local pricing being offered by those purchasers. In addition, those producers can post offers that can automatically be accepted by purchasers and have contracts automatically generated. An important consideration from a purchaser's prospective is minimizing the risk associated with making such transactions. Due to this, futures contracts are often obtained. The virtual market system of the present inventions automatically requests and obtains futures contracts to hedge the contracts being generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Farms Technology, LLCInventors: Gary Reding, Kent Beadle, Chris Nikkel, Mark Schulze, Walker Humphries, Dave Womeldorf, David Clark, Scott Cerreta, Carl Ozkaynak, Julia A. Granada Rodriguez
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Patent number: RE43607Abstract: Wire bond pad and solder ball or controlled collapse chip connections C4 are combined on a planar surface of a an integrated circuit device to provide a die. Known good die (KGD) testing is optionally performed using wire bond connections or stress tolerant solder ball connections. The KGD testing is conducted after the integrated circuit dies are diced from a wafer. Solder ball or C4 array connections which withstand thermal stress are used to KGD test the die prior to final use of the wire bond pad connections to an end use device. Alternatively, wire bond pads are used to test the die while maintaining the solder ball or C4 array in a pristine condition for bonding to a final end product device. Both testing with the solder ball C4 array contacts and with the wire bond connections provides metallurgical connections for the KGD test. The solder ball or C4 array is connected to the wire bond pads and either connection can be used to burn-in test the die.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Jones Farm Technology, LLCInventors: Steve M. Danziger, Tushar Shah