Patents by Inventor Florence LONGPRE

Florence LONGPRE 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 horticultural load shedding
    Patent number: 12667058
    Abstract: The present techniques generally concern techniques for managing horticultural load shedding. A system includes a plurality of horticultural light sources powered by an electrical utility, the plurality of horticultural light sources being disposed in a horticultural structure to irradiate at least one plant or crop; a control module in data communication with the electrical utility, the control module being adapted to receive information associated with at least one load shedding event and, in response thereto, produce a control signal; and a rendering module adapted to receive and process the control signal; and send illumination instructions to the plurality of horticultural light sources to adjust an emission profile of the plurality of horticultural light, thereby mitigating potentially negative effects on said at least one plant or crop growth. A method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: SOLLUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Louis Brun, Francois Roy-Moisan, Jacques Poirier, Gabriel Dupras, Marc Tremblay, Florence Longpre
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING HORTICULTURAL LOAD SHEDDING
    Publication number: 20230301248
    Abstract: The present techniques generally concern techniques for managing horticultural load shedding. A system includes a plurality of horticultural light sources powered by an electrical utility, the plurality of horticultural light sources being disposed in a horticultural structure to irradiate at least one plant or crop; a control module in data communication with the electrical utility, the control module being adapted to receive information associated with at least one load shedding event and, in response thereto, produce a control signal; and a rendering module adapted to receive and process the control signal; and send illumination instructions to the plurality of horticultural light sources to adjust an emission profile of the plurality of horticultural light, thereby mitigating potentially negative effects on said at least one plant or crop growth. A method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SOLLUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Louis BRUN, Francois ROY-MOISAN, Jacques POIRIER, Gabriel DUPRAS, Marc TREMBLAY, Florence LONGPRE