Patents by Inventor Robert McCormick Elliott

Robert McCormick Elliott 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).

  • Publication number: 20220046874
    Abstract: A tray is provided for growing microgreens. The tray has a tray housing defining a fluid reservoir, and the tray has tray walls enclosing the fluid reservoir. The tray further has a tray floor defining a bottom of the fluid reservoir within the tray housing, and substantially parallel internal walls extending substantially vertically from the tray floor within the fluid reservoir. Each internal wall has an internal wall height smaller than a tray wall height of each of the tray walls. Internal reservoir gaps are provided between each end of each internal wall and an adjacent inner surface of a tray wall such that a segment of the tray floor separates each wall of the plurality of internal walls from the plurality of tray walls. Also provided is a kit for growing microgreens including the tray, a mat, and a lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Robert McCormick ELLIOTT, Nathan LITTLEWOOD
  • Publication number: 20200337463
    Abstract: A shelf assembly is provided in which the shelf has a horizontal surface for supporting a load, at least one fixation extension above the horizontal surface, at least one fixation element at the at least one fixation extension for fixing the shelf assembly to a mounting surface, and at least one bracing extension below the horizontal surface for bracing the shelf assembly against the mounting surface. When installed on a mounting surface, the fixation element is at least partially in tension and the bracing extension is in compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Robert McCormick Elliott, Nathan Littlewood