Patent classifications
A01G9/025
AUTONOMOUS WALL MOUNTED GARDEN
The invention is an autonomous wall garden system containing removeable trays, a water delivery system, a tray water level sensor system, and optional grow lights and user interface. The present invention provides a vertical plant growing environment that can be configured to monitor and, in certain cases automatically provide, the appropriate light, temperature, humidity and water for the specific plants in the garden.
MODULAR HORTICULTURE PLATFORM
A vegetable growth module comprises: a) a rack divided into two or more compartments located vertically one above each other, each compartment being adapted to house a growth tray base; b) an upper segment adapted to house a water-deflecting tub; c) elements adapted to fasten the rack to a vertical wall; and d) water flow and flow-direction elements provided within the rack, to direct the flow of water from one compartment to another compartment located below it.
Apparatus and methods for automated control for a performance vegetation wall system
A method of monitoring at least one aspect in a vegetation wall system and an apparatus for doing the same. The method comprising measuring, by a sensor, a first component and a second component in the vegetation wall system; determining, by a processor, a change in the at least one aspect based on: the first component, the second component, and an amount of time between the measurement of the first component and the second component; determining whether the change in at least one aspect is outside a threshold range; and in response to determining the change in the at least one aspect is outside the threshold range, determining an anomalous condition exists.
VERTICAL HYDROPONIC SYSTEM
An embodiment of the novel and inventive vertical hydroponic system comprises a double-sided system, each side having two sets of double-door tile panels. Each door is mounted on hinges attached at either the right or left sides of an external support frame with the doors opening out from the middle. Each door in this embodiment may support a 6×4 array of novel and inventive tiles, each tile arranged with two columns of 3 pot supports, each such tile capable of supporting 6 grow pots, for a total of 144 grow pots per door. In this embodiment all four doors can support up to 576 grow pots. However, an infinite number of tile variations are possible with the 2×3 array being just one. The doors can be opened during the growth cycle without disconnecting or interrupting the irrigation components which allows for fast and easy harvesting and maintenance. A submersible pump and its control electronics are mounted in the support framework so the system is self-contained. Scheduling software is provided via digital mobile app, which is downloadable from common app sources. The hydroponic system is interconnectible to the internet for remote maintenance and monitoring.
PLANT APPARATUS
A system including a plant apparatus for plant growth comprising: an internal volume configured to retain liquid; and an exterior surface having a plurality of indentations that are suitable for retaining seeds therein, wherein the exterior surface is made from a porous material enabling the liquid to seep out from the internal volume to the indentations of the exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface enables proliferation of plants thereacross.
VERTICAL GROWING SYSTEM
A vertical growing system includes a frame assembly extending above a base surface, the frame assembly includes a support grid defining a longitudinal axis. The system further includes a propagation tray having a chamber for holding a plant therein and a mounting tray. The mounting tray is removably attached to the frame assembly and includes an interior surface sized to receive at least a portion of the propagation tray therein. The system further includes a positioning member sized to extend from the interior surface of the mounting tray to the propagation tray when the propagation tray is received within the mounting tray. The positioning member is shaped to orient the chamber at a first oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the support grid.
Wall structure adapted for aqueously grown microgreens
Crops, for example microgreens, may be aeroponically grown from seed on substrates. The substrates may be seeded with the substrates in a horizontal position, and then arranged vertically for germination and further growth. A gelling material in solution, with the gelling material for example a gellum, may be applied to the substrates, while in the horizontal position, so that the seeds are retained on the substrates when the substrates are moved to a vertical position.
FOLDING FORM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURAL WALLS
The present invention relates to a self-supporting, prefabricated, folding form structure or mechanism to be used in the construction industry. It is based on various types of geometries, providing enhanced strength and stability for the concrete and other building material casting process. The object of this invention is a foldable, prefabricated, self-supporting form and does not require a structure. It is configured in a variety of geometric shapes and is based on structural elements that have internal casting chambers or ducts interconnected between each other through perforated holes. This is done by means of internal assembly channels or cavities forming casting chambers. The casting chambers are interconnected with each other, through holes drilled in the structural elements. This way the form features an assembly between its walls through cracks or assembly cuts, creating an architecture of superior engineering that provides higher resistance and stability.
AIR CURTAIN SYSTEM INCLUDING PLANT CULTIVATION DEVICE FOR AIR PURIFICATION
Disclosed herein is an air curtain system including a plant cultivation device for air purification. The air curtain system includes: an air purification wall part forming a vertical body of the air curtain system and having a sidewall on which plants are planted, the air purification wall part drawing in air and filtering out pollutants including fine dust and ultrafine dust from the drawn-in air; an air curtain injection part forming a roof of the air curtain system and having an air discharge port formed along a periphery of the roof, the air curtain injection part receiving the air filtered through the air purification wall part and discharging the received air vertically downwards through the air discharge port; and an air suction part forming a floor of the air curtain system and having an air suction port formed along a periphery of the floor, the air suction part suctioning the air discharged through the air discharge port of the air curtain injection part.
CULTIVATION METHOD, CULTIVATION MECHANISM, AND CULTIVATION SYSTEM
[Object] To achieve indoor cultivation using a simple facility at low operating cost and achieve excellent interior design.
[Solving Means] A cultivation mechanism 101 is installed to cultivate crops, the cultivation mechanism 101 having cultivation regions that are for cultivating crops and are disposed in multiple stages in the vertical direction, having a structure in which cultivation surfaces 3 as the cultivation regions of the respective stages are entirely exposed to natural light of an amount necessary for growth of the crops, being powered by electricity to be capable of supplying and circulating water to the crops, and having two-sided designability that enables the cultivation mechanism 101 to serve as interior decoration even when viewed in a direction from a back side of the cultivation mechanism relative to a light source for causing the crops to photosynthesize, in a state in which the cultivation surfaces 3 are directed to the light source, in a vicinity of a window 103 in an indoor space in which temperature is routinely controlled by an air conditioning device such that the cultivation surfaces 3 of the respective stages are exposed to natural light through the window 103.