Patents by Inventor James J. Swann

James J. Swann 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: 8839551
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are disclosed for a self-regulating greenhouse. The apparatus includes a horizontal air pathway disposed within a growing bed, and a vertical air pathway extending upward from the horizontal air pathway through the growing bed to an air intake apparatus positioned adjacent the roof. The system includes the apparatus and a structure comprising walls and a roof formed of at least a first transparent sheet coupled with a rotatable arm and an adjacent second transparent sheet coupled with an extending arm such that when the extending arm lifts the second transparent sheet an opening is formed in the roof between the first and second transparent sheets to allow a flow of air between an interior of the structure and an exterior of the structure. The system also includes an external surface of formed of a transparent membrane allowing sunlight to enter the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Inventor: James J. Swann
  • Publication number: 20120000121
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are disclosed for a self-regulating greenhouse. The apparatus includes a horizontal air pathway disposed within a growing bed, and a vertical air pathway extending upward from the horizontal air pathway through the growing bed to an air intake apparatus positioned adjacent the roof. The system includes the apparatus and a structure comprising walls and a roof formed of at least a first transparent sheet coupled with a rotatable arm and an adjacent second transparent sheet coupled with an extending arm such that when the extending arm lifts the second transparent sheet an opening is formed in the roof between the first and second transparent sheets to allow a flow of air between an interior of the structure and an exterior of the structure. The system also includes an external surface of formed of a transparent membrane allowing sunlight to enter the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventor: James J. Swann