Patents by Inventor D. Craig Sheppard

D. Craig Sheppard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for rearing insect larvae
    Patent number: 9629339
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for rearing larvae includes a plurality of culture trays arranged in at least one stack of trays, each stack comprising multiple levels of trays, each tray comprising an open-topped basin adapted to receive larvae and larval food, a feed delivery system adapted to automatically deliver larval feed to individually selected culture trays, and a water delivery system adapted to automatically deliver water to the culture trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Larry Newton, D. Craig Sheppard
  • Systems and Methods for Rearing Insect Larvae
    Publication number: 20130319334
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for rearing larvae includes a plurality of culture trays arranged in at least one stack of trays, each stack comprising multiple levels of trays, each tray comprising an open-topped basin adapted to receive larvae and larval food, a feed delivery system adapted to automatically deliver larval feed to individually selected culture trays, and a water delivery system adapted to automatically deliver water to the culture trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: G. Larry Newton, D. Craig Sheppard