Patents by Inventor Ivan Ball

Ivan Ball 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).

  • Patent number: 12582057
    Abstract: A system for providing a growth environment for a plant positioned in an automated plant growing system is disclosed. Light sources with each light source positioned in the automated plant growing system to expose the plant to the light sources and to generate light to trigger photosynthesis in the plant. A controller that monitors a growth parameters associated with the plant to determine whether the growth parameters deviate beyond a corresponding growth threshold. Each of the growth parameters provides an indicator as to a growth status of the plant and the growth status of the plant decreases when the growth parameters deviate beyond the corresponding growth threshold. The controller automatically adjusts an environmental parameter when the growth parameters deviate beyond the growth thresholds. Each of the environmental parameters impact the growth environment of the plant positioned in the automated plant growing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Heliponix, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Massey, Ivan Ball
  • Publication number: 20230329163
    Abstract: A system for providing a growth environment for a plant positioned in an automated plant growing system is disclosed. Light sources with each light source positioned in the automated plant growing system to expose the plant to the light sources and to generate light to trigger photosynthesis in the plant. A controller that monitors a growth parameters associated with the plant to determine whether the growth parameters deviate beyond a corresponding growth threshold. Each of the growth parameters provides an indicator as to a growth status of the plant and the growth status of the plant decreases when the growth parameters deviate beyond the corresponding growth threshold. The controller automatically adjusts an environmental parameter when the growth parameters deviate beyond the growth thresholds. Each of the environmental parameters impact the growth environment of the plant positioned in the automated plant growing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Massey, Ivan Ball
  • Patent number: 11723327
    Abstract: A system for providing a growth environment for a plant positioned in an automated plant growing system is disclosed. Light sources with each light source positioned in the automated plant growing system to expose the plant to the light sources and to generate light to trigger photosynthesis in the plant. A controller that monitors a growth parameters associated with the plant to determine whether the growth parameters deviate beyond a corresponding growth threshold. Each of the growth parameters provides an indicator as to a growth status of the plant and the growth status of the plant decreases when the growth parameters deviate beyond the corresponding growth threshold. The controller automatically adjusts an environmental parameter when the growth parameters deviate beyond the growth thresholds. Each of the environmental parameters impact the growth environment of the plant positioned in the automated plant growing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Heliponix, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Massey, Ivan Ball
  • Publication number: 20230084525
    Abstract: A seed pod assembly that has a pod defining an interior region and configured to support contents therein, a grow media positioned at least partially within the interior region, a plant seed positioned at least partially within the interior region, and a lid coupled to the pod to contain the plant seed within the interior region. The pod is sized to be positioned in an opening of a plant growing apparatus to allow water and nutrients to reach the plant seed or be released from within the pod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Scott MASSEY, Ivan BALL
  • Publication number: 20210307269
    Abstract: A system for providing a growth environment for a plant positioned in an automated plant growing system is disclosed. Light sources with each light source positioned in the automated plant growing system to expose the plant to the light sources and to generate light to trigger photosynthesis in the plant. A controller that monitors a growth parameters associated with the plant to determine whether the growth parameters deviate beyond a corresponding growth threshold. Each of the growth parameters provides an indicator as to a growth status of the plant and the growth status of the plant decreases when the growth parameters deviate beyond the corresponding growth threshold. The controller automatically adjusts an environmental parameter when the growth parameters deviate beyond the growth thresholds. Each of the environmental parameters impact the growth environment of the plant positioned in the automated plant growing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Massey, Ivan Ball
  • Publication number: 20210176935
    Abstract: A plant growing apparatus that has at least one panel separating an interior from a surrounding environment and a plant housing assembly positioned at least partially in the interior, the plant housing assembly comprising at least one growth ring that defines at least one plant opening through a radial bend in a growth ring wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Massey, Ivan Ball