Patents by Inventor Halvor Kvifte

Halvor Kvifte 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).

  • Publication number: 20250320982
    Abstract: A system and method for providing artificial lighting for indoor plant growth features a grow light fixture with a flat aluminum printed circuit board (PCB) populated with at least two LED variants, such as red (620-660 nm) and blue (450-470 nm), housed in a metallic extrusion with a uniform cross-section. A transparent cover, made of acrylic or polycarbonate with a planar surface and two side lobes, snap-fits to the housing. The fixture includes a local, independently controllable power supply with a network connection—wired (e.g., Ethernet) or wireless (e.g., WiFi, Bluetooth)—enabling remote LED control. This design offers an efficient, cost-effective lighting solution for commercial greenhouses or vertical farms, with independently powered and controlled units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Halvor Kvifte, Simen Sjolie, Bjorn William Omholt
  • Publication number: 20160347544
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a storage and retrieval facility for storing and retrieving items (3) to and from an overhead storage area comprising a conveyor vehicle (1) for transporting the items (3) to and from the storage said conveyor vehicle (1) is equipped with a detachably integrated elevator (2) to lift the items (3) on the vehicle (1) and then carrying them to the storage area and also to lift the items (3) one above the other in the storage area and vice versa and in that the vehicle (1) is equipped to run in straight lines and change directions, wherein the conveyor vehicle (1) is a rail guided vehicle which is equipped to move along a network of rails comprising straight rails (4) and turning plates (5), the rails being mounted to an attic floor or directly on ceiling joists or on the plenum space above a dropped ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: STOREPAL SYSTEMS AS
    Inventor: Halvor KVIFTE
  • Publication number: 20050085941
    Abstract: A system for transferring products (P) from an area for storing a stock of goods to an area where the products (P) have to be delivered, where the system includes a transport unit (8) for conveying the products (P), where the transport unit (8) moves along a track system and comprises a propulsion unit, a product holder (3) for locating at least one product (P 1), an energy storage unit(s) (7) for storing energy for driving the propulsion unit and a control unit for controlling the propulsion unit, a track system along which the transport unit is moved, where the transport unit conveys the products between the various units, a charging unit for charging the transport unit's energy storage unit(s) (7), a storage unit (50,70) for storing products (P), together with a product collector (60), which receives a product (P 1) from the storage unit (50,70) and also makes the product (P 1) accessible, thus enabling it to be transferred to the transport unit's product holder (3), a product rotator (42) where the produc
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Oyvind Overskeid, Per Sorensen, Halvor Kvifte, Arne Hoeg