Patents by Inventor Ivan Lee Ball

Ivan Lee 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: 12622364
    Abstract: A seed cartridge configured for indoor growing appliances. The seed cartridge is a self-contained apparatus having a structure that contain one or more seeds suspended in one or more layers of substrate. The structure of the seed cartridge includes a removable top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface. The side surface is substantially coned shaped to provide a larger top surface when compared with the bottom surface and include one or more openings, holes, or slits along the exterior side surface to allow water to be delivered from the indoor growing appliances to the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Heliponix, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Massey, Ivan Lee Ball
  • Publication number: 20240389521
    Abstract: A seed cartridge configured for indoor growing appliances. The seed cartridge may be a self-contained apparatus having a structure that contain one or more seeds suspended in one or more layers of substrate. The structure of the seed cartridge may include a removable top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface. The side surface may be substantially coned shaped to provide a larger top surface when compared with the bottom surface and include one or more openings, holes, or slits along the exterior side surface to allow water to be delivered from the indoor growing appliances to the seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Massey, Ivan Lee Ball
  • Publication number: 20240349669
    Abstract: An appliance for the cultivation of indoor plants and vegetation. The appliance may include a planting column with multiple receptacles for receiving seed cartridges. The appliance may provide nutrients, fluids, and light based on specific characteristics of each individual plant being cultivated. In various implementations, the appliance may be under-the-counter, counter-top, and/or ceiling height configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Massey, Ivan Lee Ball
  • Publication number: 20240349661
    Abstract: A cloud based management system for indoor growing appliances. The managed system may be configured to monitor multiple appliances output, yields, and food quality and to adjust individual appliance growth conditions to improve the output, yields, and food quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Ivan Lee Ball, Scott Thomas Massey
  • Publication number: 20240032485
    Abstract: A system associated with an enclosure for providing a controlled environment for growing of plants, produce, and the like. The system may be configured to provide customized illumination to individual plants based on the plant species, size, health, and/or stage of lift. In some cases, the system may include multiple sensors for capturing data associated with the enclosure to, thereby, identify plants and provide customized illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ivan Lee Ball, Scott Thomas Massey
  • Patent number: D1121498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Heliponix, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Massey, Ivan Lee Ball