Patents by Inventor David Smith Broadbent

David Smith Broadbent 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 managing the movement of seeds in a germination system
    Patent number: 11058067
    Abstract: A method for moving wetted seeds from a tank includes positioning a first batch of seeds within a tank, directing water from a water source to the tank, wetting the first batch of seeds within the tank with the water from the water source to initiate germination of the first batch of seeds, releasing the first batch of seeds from the tank to a pod line in fluid communication with an assembly line grow pod after a predetermined time, and subsequent to releasing the first batch of seeds from the tank, detecting a level of seeds remaining in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: GROW SOLUTIONS TECH LLC
    Inventor: David Smith Broadbent
  • Systems and methods for moving wetted seed through a grow pod system
    Patent number: 11032977
    Abstract: A method for pumping seeds to an assembly line grow pods includes releasing seeds to a pipe in fluid communication with a pump, moving water from a water source to the pipe in fluid communication with the pump, combining the seeds released from the tank with the water from the water source in the pipe, and pumping the combination of the seeds released from the tank and the water from the water source to a grow pod line in fluid communication with the pump, and moving the seeds from the grow pod line to one or more carts of an assembly line grow pod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: GROW SOLUTIONS TECH LLC
    Inventors: Jordan Farnsworth Smith, Charles Thomas Martin, Joseph David Frodsham, David Smith Broadbent
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOVING WETTED SEED THROUGH A GROW POD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200236868
    Abstract: A method for pumping seeds to an assembly line grow pods includes releasing seeds to a pipe in fluid communication with a pump, moving water from a water source to the pipe in fluid communication with the pump, combining the seeds released from the tank with the water from the water source in the pipe, and pumping the combination of the seeds released from the tank and the water from the water source to a grow pod line in fluid communication with the pump, and moving the seeds from the grow pod line to one or more carts of an assembly line grow pod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Grow Solutions Tech LLC
    Inventors: Jordan Farnsworth Smith, Charles Thomas Martin, Joseph David Frodsham, David Smith Broadbent
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THE MOVEMENT OF SEEDS IN A GERMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200236867
    Abstract: A method for moving wetted seeds from a tank includes positioning a first batch of seeds within a tank, directing water from a water source to the tank, wetting the first batch of seeds within the tank with the water from the water source to initiate germination of the first batch of seeds, releasing the first batch of seeds from the tank to a pod line in fluid communication with an assembly line grow pod after a predetermined time, and subsequent to releasing the first batch of seeds from the tank, detecting a level of seeds remaining in the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Grow Solutions Tech LLC
    Inventor: David Smith Broadbent