US 12,228,511 B1
Organic plant material microbial test kit devices and processing method
Craig Ellins, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Craig Ellins, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/372,669.
Int. Cl. G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/33 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 21/64 (2013.01) [G01N 21/33 (2013.01); G01N 2201/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable microbial test kit for testing organic plant materials, comprising:
a plurality of QR code identifiers, each being removably coupled to a surface adjacent to a testing location and at least one plant material in a facility;
an air and surface test kit at the testing location configured to combine a collected sample of unknown material from the surface with a microorganism growth stimulator solution to form a first prepared sample;
a flower test kit at the testing location configured combine a portion of the at least one plant material with a yeast/mold rapid (YMR) activating mold growth solution to accelerate mold growth for mold detection to form a second prepared sample;
a mobile application operating on a mobile device and coupled to a remote server and an image capture scanner and configured to capture images of the first and second prepared samples and to transmit the captured images to the remote server, wherein the image capture scanner is further configured to scan at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers to determine a location of the first and second prepared samples;
a plurality of sensors coupled to the mobile application and located at different locations within the testing facility and configured to detect environmental conditions in the testing facility at the different locations and assigned to at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers;
wherein the remote server is coupled to a database and a processor and configured to receive the captured images for analyzing and comparing the captured images to known harmful microorganisms to create results identifying matching patterns that indicate a presence of the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location;
a graphical user interface coupled to the mobile application and configured to display an alert to a user of an infestation of the known harmful microorganisms, to display the results to the user with at least one treatment recommendation based on the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location and the detected environmental conditions for allowing the user to mitigate infestation of the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location and to prevent spreading of the infestation within the testing facility; and
wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to display a map of the facility of the at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers associated with the identified known harmful microorganisms at the testing location within the facility.
 
8. A portable microbial test kit for testing organic plant materials, comprising:
a plurality of QR code identifiers, each being removably coupled to a surface adjacent to a testing location and at least one plant material in a facility;
an air and surface test kit at the testing location configured to combine a collected sample of unknown material from the surface with a microorganism growth stimulator solution to form a first prepared sample;
a flower test kit at the testing location configured combine a portion of the at least one plant material with a yeast/mold rapid (YMR) activating mold growth solution to accelerate mold growth for mold detection to form a second prepared sample;
an incubator located at the testing location and configured to heat the first and second prepared samples to accelerate a microorganism growth;
a mobile application operating on a mobile device and coupled to a remote server and configured to capture images of the first and second prepared samples and to transmit the captured images to the remote server, wherein the image capture scanner is further configured to scan at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers to determine a location of the first and second prepared samples;
a plurality of sensors coupled to the mobile application and located at different locations within the testing facility and configured to detect environmental conditions in the testing facility at the different locations and assigned to at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers;
wherein the remote server is coupled to a database and a processor and configured to receive the captured images for analyzing and comparing the captured images to known harmful microorganisms to create results identifying matching patterns that indicate a presence of the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location;
a graphical user interface coupled to the mobile application and configured to display an alert to a user of an infestation of the known harmful microorganisms, to display the results to the user with at least one treatment recommendation based on the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location and the detected environmental conditions for allowing the user to mitigate infestation of the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location and to prevent spreading of the infestation within the testing facility; and
wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to display a map of the facility of the at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers associated with the identified known harmful microorganisms at the testing location within the facility.
 
15. A portable microbial test kit for testing organic plant materials, comprising:
a plurality of QR code identifiers, each being removably coupled to a surface adjacent to a testing location and at least one plant material in a facility;
an air and surface test kit at the testing location configured to combine a collected sample of unknown material from the surface with a microorganism growth stimulator solution to form a first prepared sample;
a flower test kit at the testing location configured combine a portion of the at least one plant material with a yeast/mold rapid (YMR) activating mold growth solution to accelerate mold growth for mold detection to form a second prepared sample;
an incubator located at the testing location configured to heat the first and second prepared samples to accelerate a microorganism growth;
a mobile application operating on a mobile device and coupled to a remote server and an image capture scanner and configured to capture images of the first and second prepared samples and to transmit the captured images to the remote server, wherein the image capture scanner is further configured to scan at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers to determine a location of the first and second prepared samples;
a plurality of sensors coupled to the mobile application and located at different locations within the testing facility and configured to detect environmental conditions in the testing facility at the different locations and assigned to at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers;
wherein the remote server is coupled to a database and a processor and configured to receive the captured images for analyzing and comparing the captured images to known harmful microorganisms to create results identifying matching patterns that indicate a presence of the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location;
a graphical user interface coupled to the mobile application and configured to display an alert to a user of an infestation of the known harmful microorganisms, to display the results to the user with at least one treatment recommendation based on the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location and the detected environmental conditions for allowing the user to mitigate infestation of the known harmful microorganisms at the testing location and to prevent spreading of the infestation within the testing facility and to generate a retest alert to the user when the comparison identifies what species of microorganism is detected; and
wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to display a map of the facility of the at least one of the plurality of QR code identifiers associated with the identified known harmful microorganisms at the testing location within the facility.