SteelThumb
Garden automation kits, software, documentation, support, and owned-tool product system.
- Type
- House mark
- Evidence need
- Homepage, product catalog, packaging, manuals, checkout, and support docs
IP readiness
Protect the brand before the product scales.
This page keeps the public product architecture aligned with trademark specimens, open-hardware boundaries, and release decisions for SteelThumb Grow Kit, SeedPort, PlotTags, and Tendril.
Candidate product marks
SteelThumb Grow Kit
20-grow-bag guild kit with irrigation, PlotTags starter set, and Tendril automation prep.
- Type
- Product mark
- Evidence need
- Grow Kit page, packaging label, quickstart cover, and preorder path
SeedPort
Standalone seed-starting system for repeatable starts and succession planting.
- Type
- Product mark
- Evidence need
- SeedPort page, packaging label, quickstart cover, and preorder path
PlotTags
Physical garden marker/tag system for bags, beds, rows, reservoirs, and devices.
- Type
- Product mark
- Evidence need
- PlotTags page, packaging label, marker photos, quickstart cover, and preorder path
Tendril
Garden camera, sensor, and bounded automation node used in the field demo and Grow Kit.
- Type
- Product mark
- Evidence need
- Field-demo page, node photos, enclosure label, setup guide, and future product page
Release gates before broad public sale
Trademark gates
- Clear candidate marks before packaging spend
- Record legal owner, goods/services wording, filing basis, and clearance-search status
- Use marks consistently as source identifiers, not generic category names
- Capture product-page, preorder, label, packaging, and manual specimens
- Keep first-use-in-commerce blank until a real paid order, shipped-goods record, or counsel-approved event exists
Patent and design gates
- Review SeedPort mechanics, PlotTags physical design, and Grow Kit irrigation layout before broad CAD release
- Decide whether design-patent or utility-patent filings are worth pursuing before public sale
- Keep dated invention notes, prototype photos, and public-disclosure logs
Open-hardware boundary
- Publish repairable hardware docs without granting rights to official marks or packaging trade dress
- Separate source licenses from brand, logo, product-name, and marketplace-use rules
- Require contributor IP terms before accepting outside CAD, firmware, or packaging contributions
Trademark clearance tracker
| Mark | Role | Clearance | Specimens | First use in commerce |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SteelThumb | House mark | Search packet ready | Partial | Not started |
| SteelThumb Grow Kit | Product mark | Search packet ready | Partial | Not started |
| SeedPort | Product mark | Search packet ready | Partial | Not started |
| PlotTags | Product mark | Search packet ready | Partial | Not started |
| Tendril | Product mark | Search packet ready; deferred | Missing | Not started |
Trademark search packet
| Mark | Exact search terms | Similar search terms | Goods/services focus | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SteelThumb | SteelThumb; Steel Thumb; STEELTHUMB | steel thumb garden; steelthumb garden; steel thumb automation; thumb garden automation | Garden automation kits, local software, hardware kits, documentation, and support services. | Search packet ready |
| SteelThumb Grow Kit | SteelThumb Grow Kit; Steel Thumb Grow Kit | grow kit; garden grow kit; grow bag kit; automated grow kit; home garden automation kit | 20-grow-bag garden kit, irrigation kit, bundled garden automation hardware, and product manuals. | Search packet ready |
| SeedPort | SeedPort; Seed Port; SEEDPORT | seed port; seed starter; seed starting system; seedling port; seed tray automation | Seed-starting kit, tray/rack hardware, lighting/airflow workflow, and local workflow software if included. | Search packet ready |
| PlotTags | PlotTags; Plot Tags; PLOTTAGS | plot tag; garden tag; plant marker tag; field tag; plot marker | Garden marker/tag set, labels, stakes/clips, replacement materials, and local tag records if included. | Search packet ready |
| Tendril | Tendril; Tendril garden; Tendril node | garden tendril; sensor tendril; plant tendril sensor; garden camera node | Camera/sensor/relay garden node, bounded automation hardware, and local monitoring software. | Search packet ready; deferred P1 |
Decision records before filing or sale
Product pages, waitlists, labels, packaging, and manuals can support preparation. First-use-in-commerce records should wait for actual paid commerce and counsel review. Mark clearance, filing basis, design review, and publication decisions stay in the IP action register until approved. Detailed sellable-product CAD, mechanics, automation diagrams, packaging production art, and marketplace copy are on publication hold until review.