Patents by Inventor Nigel Blair

Nigel Blair 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: 10647473
    Abstract: A modular tank comprises one or more wall modules coupled together and one or more liner bags supported by the one or more wall modules for the containment of liquid, in particular water. The wall modules can be planar or curved and the edges of the wall modules are coupled together via joining members. The modular tank comprises one or more layers of the wall modules. One or more of the wall modules comprise a hole and the one or more liner bags, which can be coupled together, comprise one or more parts that protrude through the holes in the wall modules to support the liner bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: GREENCO WATER PTY LTD
    Inventors: Nigel Blair, Simon McMahon
  • Publication number: 20180235156
    Abstract: A high density horticulture growing system comprises a plurality of containers in which crops are grown and one or more elevator devices to automatically move the containers between vertically spaced levels of one or more modular racks. Each elevator device comprises a carrier to transport the containers between the vertically spaced levels and a ram to push the containers from the carrier onto one or more longitudinal supports at the vertically spaced levels. A first conveying device moves containers at least horizontally from a crop planting area to each rack and a second conveying device moves containers at least horizontally from each rack to a crop storage area. One or more processors control movement of the containers, watering of the crops, temperature, lighting and other parameters of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Nigel Blair, Simon McMahon, Justin Clarke
  • Publication number: 20150314913
    Abstract: A modular tank comprises one or more wall modules coupled together and one or more liner bags supported by the one or more wall modules for the containment of liquid, in particular water. The wall modules can be planar or curved and the edges of the wall modules are coupled together via joining members. The modular tank comprises one or more layers of the wall modules. One or more of the wall modules comprise a hole and the one or more liner bags, which can be coupled together, comprise one or more parts that protrude through the holes in the wall modules to support the liner bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Blair, Simon McMahon