Patents by Inventor Warren Huffman

Warren Huffman 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: 20250389138
    Abstract: A can, system, and method for storing oral nicotine dosage forms and age-gating or otherwise controlling access to such dosage forms, the can including a locking mechanism, a shape memory component, a radiofrequency component, and a shape memory component actuator. The shape memory component includes a second shape which maintains the lid of the can in a locked state and first shape which allows for removal of the lid or other unlocking of the can. The radiofrequency component is connected to the actuator that controls the shape memory component, allowing for unlocking of the can based on a signal received by the radiofrequency component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: SkyX IP Holdings I LLC
    Inventors: Martin Steinbauer, Warren Huffman, Jeffrey Chagnon
  • Patent number: 12256682
    Abstract: One variation of a method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility includes: dispatching a loader to autonomously deliver a first module—defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants at a first growth stage—from a first grow location within an agricultural facility to a transfer station within the agricultural facility; dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a second module—defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density and empty of plants—to the transfer station; recording a module-level optical scan of the first module; extracting a viability parameter of the first set of plants from features detected in the module-level optical scan; and if the viability parameter falls outside of a target viability range, rejecting transfer of the first set of plants from the first module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Inevitable Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Ace Alexander, Jonathan Binney, Winnie Ding, Bianca Homberg, Warren Huffman, Thomas Kendall, Saqib Naveed, Peter Turner, Adrian Canoso, Ansgar Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20220007590
    Abstract: One variation of a method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility includes: dispatching a loader to autonomously deliver a first module—defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants at a first growth stage—from a first grow location within an agricultural facility to a transfer station within the agricultural facility; dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a second module—defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density and empty of plants—to the transfer station; recording a module-level optical scan of the first module; extracting a viability parameter of the first set of plants from features detected in the module-level optical scan; and if the viability parameter falls outside of a target viability range, rejecting transfer of the first set of plants from the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Ace Alexander, Jonathan Binney, Winnie Ding, Bianca Homberg, Warren Huffman, Tom Kendall, Saqib Naveed, Pete Turner, Adrian Canoso, Ansgar Lorenz