Patents by Inventor Gianpaolo Bonaca

Gianpaolo Bonaca 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).

  • Apparatus and system for plant production
    Publication number: 20030000133
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for growing plants is disclosed. The system includes a first thermal panel with multiple flow channels, the thermal panel being located between a growing space and a light source. A cooling fluid is circulated in a countercurrent flow pattern (i.e. in at least two different directions). The channels may be connected to one or more headers, which serve as a fluid manifold to deliver fluid and collect fluid from the flow channels. Growing closely spaced plants from seed or cuttings to transplants for the field or a greenhouse is one application of this system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Pollock, Jeffrey W. Adelberg, Charles Fox, Gianpaolo Bonaca
  • Apparatus and system for plant production
    Patent number: 6399367
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for growing plants is disclosed. The system includes a first thermal panel with multiple flow channels, the thermal panel being located between a growing space and a light source. A cooling fluid is circulated in a countercurrent flow pattern (i.e. in at least two different directions). The channels may be connected to one or more headers, which serve as a fluid manifold to deliver fluid and collect fluid from the flow channels. Growing closely spaced plants from seed or cuttings to transplants for the field or a greenhouse is one application of this system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Clemson University
    Inventors: Robert Pollock, Jeffrey W. Adelberg, Charles Fox, Gianpaolo Bonaca