Patents by Inventor Henry M. Givens

Henry M. Givens 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 of separating and singulating embryos
    Patent number: 9688953
    Abstract: Separating and singulating embryos employs a spray module configured to spray a plurality of embryos which are loaded on a porous substrate so as to separate and singulate the plurality of embryos, and a drying module configured to dry the plurality of separated and singulated embryos retained on the porous substrate while the porous substrate is moved across the drying module. A robotic arm operates to transfer the porous substrate from module to module, and a control device controls the operation of the system of separating and singulating embryos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
    Inventors: Anthony P. Swanda, Henry M. Givens
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SEPARATING AND SINGULATING EMBRYOS
    Publication number: 20150284672
    Abstract: Separating and singulating embryos employs a spray module configured to spray a plurality of embryos which are loaded on a porous substrate so as to separate and singulate the plurality of embryos, and a drying module configured to dry the plurality of separated and singulated embryos retained on the porous substrate while the porous substrate is moved across the drying module. A robotic arm operates to transfer the porous substrate from module to module, and a control device controls the operation of the system of separating and singulating embryos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony P. Swanda, Henry M. Givens
  • Spray apparatus and method for separating plant embryos
    Patent number: 9138750
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a spray apparatus and methods for the separation of plant embryos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
    Inventors: Anthony P. Swanda, Robert A. Starr, Henry M. Givens