Patents by Inventor Gage COFFIN

Gage COFFIN 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).

  • Patent number: 11950547
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for weight measurement of grow towers and/or grow lines with grow towers disposed thereon. In various embodiments, compression type, tension type, and/or beam type load cells may be positioned at various locations within the apparatus to facilitate weight measurement. In one embodiment, a hook, which couples a grow tower to a grow line, includes a tension type load cell disposed between two portions of the hook. The load cell measures force applied thereto which can provide or be translated into a weight measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MJNN LLC
    Inventors: Damon Smith, Kevin Grauberger, Aunders Hallsten, Gage Coffin
  • Publication number: 20210360889
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for weight measurement of grow towers and/or grow lines with grow towers disposed thereon. In various embodiments, compression type, tension type, and/or beam type load cells may be positioned at various locations within the apparatus to facilitate weight measurement. In one embodiment, a hook, which couples a grow tower to a grow line, includes a tension type load cell disposed between two portions of the hook. The load cell measures force applied thereto which can provide or be translated into a weight measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Damon SMITH, Kevin GRAUBERGER, Aunders HALLSTEN, Gage COFFIN