Patents by Inventor HENRY AYKROYD

HENRY AYKROYD 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: 20220312686
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in indoor agriculture is provided, the apparatus comprising a plurality of elongate supports connected to at least one common manifold. Each elongate support within the plurality of elongate supports comprising: a main body having a first side; at least one inlet in fluid communication with the at least one common manifold; a plurality of outlets; and a channel within and extending along substantially the length of the main body between the at least one inlet and the plurality of outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Henry AYKROYD, David SCOTT, Niall Alexander SKINNER
  • Patent number: 11399471
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in indoor agriculture is provided, the apparatus comprising a plurality of elongate supports (6) connected to at least one common manifold (8a, 8b). Each elongate support (6) within the plurality of elongate supports (6) comprising: a main body (12) having a first side; at least one inlet (16) in fluid communication with the at least one common manifold (8a, 8b); a plurality of outlets (14); and a channel within and extending along substantially the length of the main body (12) between the at least one inlet (16) and the plurality of outlets (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Henry Aykroyd, David Scott, Niall Alexander Skinner
  • Publication number: 20220046776
    Abstract: There is provided herein controllable power and lighting system. There is particularly provided a method for the arrangement and automatic control of one or more power consuming devices, including one or more light emitting diode (LED)-containing lighting devices, and optionally one or more non-LED based devices, wherein the devices are adapted to be powered by 3-phase AC power within the present systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Henry Aykroyd, David Scott
  • Patent number: 11172557
    Abstract: There is provided herein controllable power and lighting system. There is particularly provided a method for the arrangement and automatic control of one or more power consuming devices, including one or more light emitting diode (LED)-containing lighting devices, and optionally one or more non-LED based devices, wherein the devices are adapted to be powered by 3-phase AC power within the present systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTELLIGENT GROWTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Henry Aykroyd, David Scott
  • Publication number: 20210204484
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in indoor agriculture is provided, the apparatus comprising a plurality of elongate supports (6) connected to at least one common manifold (8a, 8b). Each elongate support (6) within the plurality of elongate supports (6) comprising: a main body (12) having a first side; at least one inlet (16) in fluid communication with the at least one common manifold (8a, 8b); a plurality of outlets (14); and a channel within and extending along substantially the length of the main body (12) between the at least one inlet (16) and the plurality of outlets (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Henry AYKROYD, David SCOTT, Niall Alexander SKINNER
  • Publication number: 20200323072
    Abstract: There is provided herein controllable power and lighting system. There is particularly provided a method for the arrangement and automatic control of one or more power consuming devices, including one or more light emitting diode (LED)-containing lighting devices, and optionally one or more non-LED based devices, wherein the devices are adapted to be powered by 3-phase AC power within the present systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Henry AYKROYD, David SCOTT
  • Patent number: 10667370
    Abstract: There is provided herein controllable power and lighting system. There is particularly provided a method for the arrangement and automatic control of one or more power consuming devices, including one or more light emitting diode (LED)-containing lighting devices, and optionally one or more non-LED based devices, wherein the devices are adapted to be powered by 3-phase AC power within the present systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: INTELLIGENT GROWTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Henry Aykroyd, David Scott
  • Patent number: 10405395
    Abstract: There is provided herein controllable power and lighting arrangement suitable for use in commercial and/or domestic applications. There is particularly provided a method for the arrangement and automatic control of light emitting diode (LED) lights, and optionally non-LED based devices, powered by low voltage AC power distributed on bus bars. In addition there is provided a power and lighting arrangement which is especially suitable for use in a uniform and safe manner in close proximity to living organisms, particularly organisms capable of growth, such as plants, in a domestic or commercial growth system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited c/o The James Hutton Institute
    Inventors: Henry Aykroyd, David Scott
  • Publication number: 20190090330
    Abstract: There is provided herein controllable power and lighting system. There is particularly provided a method for the arrangement and automatic control of one or more power consuming devices, including one or more light emitting diode (LED)-containing lighting devices, and optionally one or more non-LED based devices, wherein the devices are adapted to be powered by 3-phase AC power within the present systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Henry AYKROYD, David SCOTT
  • Publication number: 20180228000
    Abstract: There is provided herein controllable power and lighting arrangement suitable for use in commercial and/or domestic applications. There is particularly provided a method for the arrangement and automatic control of light emitting diode (LED) lights, and optionally non-LED based devices, powered by low voltage AC power distributed on bus bars. In addition there is provided a power and lighting arrangement which is especially suitable for use in a uniform and safe manner in close proximity to living organisms, particularly organisms capable of growth, such as plants, in a domestic or commercial growth system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Henry AYKROYD, David SCOTT
  • Patent number: 9974252
    Abstract: There is provided a vertically stacked multi-layer storage system suitable for the provision of temperature and/or humidity controlled storage of materials. There is particularly provided a vertically stacked multi-layer system having suitable lighting for use with any tray, pot, aeroponic and hydroponic plant growing system and apparatus to combine growing in an integrated growth tray having a suitable lighting source located under the growth tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Henry Aykroyd, Peter Tyrell, Lewis Marriott, David Scott
  • Publication number: 20160295820
    Abstract: There is provided a vertically stacked multi-layer storage system suitable for the provision of temperature and/or humidity controlled storage of materials. There is particularly provided a vertically stacked multi-layer system having suitable lighting for use with any tray, pot, aeroponic and hydroponic plant growing system and apparatus to combine growing in an integrated growth tray having a suitable lighting source located under the growth tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Henry AYKROYD, Peter TYRELL, Lewis MARRIOTT, David SCOTT
  • Publication number: 20160057836
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a novel and improved power and lighting arrangement suitable for use in commercial and/or domestic applications. The invention particularly relates to a controllable system for the provision of power and lighting for commercial and/or domestic applications wherein the system comprises one or more LED lighting arrays and optionally one or more non-LED devices and wherein the lighting and devices are powered by low voltage power distributed on bus bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: HENRY AYKROYD