Patents by Inventor Tracy Alan CANIPE

Tracy Alan CANIPE 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: 20230270053
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a module and system for indoor farming. In some embodiments, an indoor farming module includes a container compartment divided into a grow zone and a control zone, wherein a grow zone comprises a chassis with a plurality of horizontal and vertical frame members configured to support a plurality of carts each carrying a tray with a plurality of plants and wherein the control zone includes an air blowing unit integrated so as to direct air between a drop ceiling and a structural ceiling of the indoor farming module and an air conditioning unit configured to condition an atmosphere in the grow zone by producing cool dry air that is blown into a plenum space located between the drop ceiling and a structural ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Tracy Alan CANIPE, Michael ZELKIND, Patricia LIVINGSTON
  • Patent number: 11672209
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a module and system for indoor farming. In some embodiments, an indoor farming module includes a container compartment divided into a grow zone and a control zone, wherein a grow zone comprises a chassis with a plurality of horizontal and vertical frame members configured to support a plurality of carts each carrying a tray with a plurality of plants and wherein the control zone includes an air blowing unit integrated so as to direct air between a drop ceiling and a structural ceiling of the indoor farming module and an air conditioning unit configured to condition an atmosphere in the grow zone by producing cool dry air that is blown into a plenum space located between the drop ceiling and a structural ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: 80 ACRES URBAN AGRICULTURE INC.
    Inventors: Tracy Alan Canipe, Michael Zelkind, Patricia Livingston
  • Publication number: 20210137028
    Abstract: An autonomous farming system includes a computing device that is configured to obtain plant characteristic data that characterizes one or more plant characteristics of a plant growing in at least one growing module. The computing device is further configured to determine at least one growing deficiency of the plant based on the plant characteristic data using a farming engine and to send at least one farming action to a farming controller operatively coupled to the at least one growing module. The at least one farming action includes a remedial action to improve growing conditions of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Michael ZELKIND, Patricia LIVINGSTON, Tracy Alan CANIPE, Joseph Michael PORTELLO
  • Publication number: 20200352113
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a module and system for indoor farming. In some embodiments, an indoor farming module includes a container compartment divided into a grow zone and a control zone, wherein a grow zone comprises a chassis with a plurality of horizontal and vertical frame members configured to support a plurality of carts each carrying a tray with a plurality of plants and wherein the control zone includes an air blowing unit integrated so as to direct air between a drop ceiling and a structural ceiling of the indoor farming module and an air conditioning unit configured to condition an atmosphere in the grow zone by producing cool dry air that is blown into a plenum space located between the drop ceiling and a structural ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Tracy Alan CANIPE, Michael ZELKIND, Patricia LIVINGSTON