Patents by Inventor Nicholas Fountain

Nicholas Fountain 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).

  • Automated planter
    Patent number: 7316189
    Abstract: An automated planter includes a locating device arranged to locate a propagation tray; at least one plant extraction device adapted to pull a plant out of a propagation tray located by the locating device; and a delivery assembly arranged to receive a plant extracted by the at least one plant extraction device and deliver the received plant to the ground. The planter lifts the plants out of their cells in the tray by inserting fingers, which are caused to converge to pinch the root ball. A plant transport includes two tracks, such that one can be loaded while the other is transporting plants to the delivery assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Ultracell Limited
    Inventors: Christopher George Fountain, Nicholas Fountain, Robin Charles Fountain
  • Automated planter
    Publication number: 20060260522
    Abstract: An automated planter includes a locating device arranged to locate a propagation tray; at least one plant extraction device adapted to pull a plant out of a propagation tray located by the locating device; and a delivery assembly arranged to receive a plant extracted by the at least one plant extraction device and deliver the received plant to the ground. The planter lifts the plants out of their cells in the tray by inserting fingers, which are caused to converge to pinch the root ball. A plant transport includes two tracks, such that one can be loaded while the other is transporting plants to the delivery assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Fountain, Nicholas Fountain, Robin Fountain