Patents by Inventor Steve M. Murphy

Steve M. Murphy 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).

  • Greenhouse mobile sensor vehicle
    Patent number: 11116125
    Abstract: An unmanned, autonomous, battery powered and rechargeable vehicle having multiple sensors for collecting, analyzing, storing and transmitting data related to environmental and plant growth data in greenhouse environment. The mobile vehicle navigates between plant rows tracking a designated and repeatable path several times daily, collecting data from the plant root ball up to and including the plant canopy, without touching, sampling, or impacting plant growth. A telescoping arm ensures the sensor platform height is optimized relative to the plant canopy height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Steve M. Murphy
  • Greenhouse Mobile Sensor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20190289772
    Abstract: An unmanned, autonomous, battery powered and rechargeable vehicle having multiple sensors for collecting, analyzing, storing and transmitting data related to environmental and plant growth data in greenhouse environment. The mobile vehicle navigates between plant rows tracking a designated and repeatable path several times daily, collecting data from the plant root ball up to and including the plant canopy, without touching, sampling, or impacting plant growth. A telescoping arm ensures the sensor platform height is optimized relative to the plant canopy height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Steve M. Murphy