A grow module, a plant growing system, and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The grow module comprises a plurality of tray modules including a light tray over a growing tray. The light tray includes a lighting array and at least one sensor. The growing tray is adapted to hold a plurality of plant vessels. The grow module comprises a machine-readable identification. The grow module is configured to hold the plurality of tray modules in a vertically stacked configuration. The lighting array on the light tray is configured to provide light to the plurality of plant vessels on the growing tray in the grow module directly under the light tray.
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
A01G 27/00 - Dispositifs automatiques d'arrosage, p. ex. pour pots de fleurs
A01G 29/00 - Dispositifs pour l'alimentation des racinesInjection d'engrais dans les racines
A01G 31/06 - Culture hydroponique sur des étagères ou dans des conteneurs empilés
H05B 45/10 - Commande de l'intensité de la lumière
H05B 47/105 - Commande de la source lumineuse en réponse à des paramètres détectés
A system for the fertigation of a plant vessel and method of use for the same is disclosed. The system comprises a grow module containing a plurality of growing trays additionally containing plants, and/or shoots of plants in various stages of development. The growing trays are individually extracted from the grow module via a tray movement system and tray elevator controlled by a control system and precisely placed in a fertigation system, wherein they are aligned over and lowered onto an at least one nozzle which penetrate the plant vessels containing the plants and fertigate them with a combination of water, nutrients, and/or pressurized air. The individual growing tray is then replaced in the grow module and the process is repeated for all growing trays and plant vessels in the grow module.
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A01G 29/00 - Dispositifs pour l'alimentation des racinesInjection d'engrais dans les racines
H05B 45/10 - Commande de l'intensité de la lumière
H05B 47/105 - Commande de la source lumineuse en réponse à des paramètres détectés
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Charged plant vessel for controlled nutrient release
A plant growing vessel includes an impervious outer vessel, a cover, a first permeable membrane, a nutrient chamber, and a pocket. The impervious outer vessel includes an inert substrate in a root zone. The cover is positioned over the impervious outer vessel. The first permeable membrane is in contact with the inert substrate. The nutrient chamber includes solid nutrients. The nutrient chamber is between the cover and the first permeable membrane or between the first permeable membrane and a bottom of the impervious outer vessel, and the solid nutrients are in contact with the first permeable membrane. The pocket is configured to allow seeds, seedlings, or shoots of plants access to the inert substrate through an aperture in the cover.
A grow module, a plant growing system, and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The grow module comprises a plurality of tray modules including a light tray over a growing tray. The light tray includes a lighting array and at least one sensor. The growing tray is adapted to hold a plurality of plant vessels. The grow module comprises a machine-readable identification. The grow module is configured to hold the plurality of tray modules in a vertically stacked configuration. The lighting array on the light tray is configured to provide light to the plurality of plant vessels on the growing tray in the grow module directly under said light tray.
A01C 23/04 - Distribution sous pressionDistribution de bouesAdaptation des réseaux d'irrigation à des engrais liquides
A01G 7/04 - Traitement électrique ou magnétique des végétaux pour favoriser leur croissance
A01G 9/02 - Récipients, p. ex. pots ou jardinières Verres pour la culture des fleurs
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
A01G 27/00 - Dispositifs automatiques d'arrosage, p. ex. pour pots de fleurs
A01G 29/00 - Dispositifs pour l'alimentation des racinesInjection d'engrais dans les racines
H05B 45/10 - Commande de l'intensité de la lumière
H05B 47/105 - Commande de la source lumineuse en réponse à des paramètres détectés
An automated growing facility for plants, seeds, or seedlings is disclosed. The facility comprises a growing chamber, a fertigation station, a load/unload station, a device such as an automated guided vehicle (AGV) configured to transport grow modules, and a control system configured to control at least one of the grow modules, the fertigation station, the load/unload station, and the AGV. The grow modules are transported from the growing chamber to the fertigation station using the AGV for fertigating plant vessels in growing trays of the grow modules, and the fertigated plants vessels are transported from the fertigation station to the growing chamber using the AGV. Further, the plant vessels are loaded into the growing trays and unloaded from the growing trays at the load/unload station.
An automated growing facility for plants, seeds, or seedlings is disclosed. The facility comprises a growing chamber, a fertigation station, a load/unload station, a device such as an automated guided vehicle (AGV) configured to transport grow modules, and a control system configured to control at least one of the grow modules, the fertigation station, the load/unload station, and the AGV. The grow modules are transported from the growing chamber to the fertigation station using the AGV for fertigating plant vessels in growing trays of the grow modules, and the fertigated plants vessels are transported from the fertigation station to the growing chamber using the AGV. Further, the plant vessels are loaded into the growing trays and unloaded from the growing trays at the load/unload station.
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A plant growing tray system, and a method of using the same, the system comprising a growing tray including a plurality of tray insert openings configured to accept tray inserts, a pallet stop, and a transfer catch. The system further comprises a plurality of tray inserts comprising a plurality of tray locking points configured to secure each of the plurality of tray inserts within the plurality of tray insert openings, a vessel cavity to hold a plant vessel, a plurality of fertigation holes on the bottom of the vessel cavity configured to receive fertigation needles, and a plurality of plant vessel securement points configured to secure the plant vessel within the vessel cavity.
A system for the fertigation of a plant vessel and method of use for the same is disclosed. The system comprises a grow module containing a plurality of growing trays additionally containing plants, and/or shoots of plants in various stages of development. The growing trays are individually extracted from the grow module via a tray movement system and tray elevator controlled by a control system and precisely placed in a fertigation system, wherein they are aligned over and lowered onto an at least one nozzle which penetrate the plant vessels containing the plants and fertigate them with a combination of water, nutrients, and/or pressurized air. The individual growing tray is then replaced in the grow module and the process is repeated for all growing trays and plant vessels in the grow module.
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
A grow module, a plant growing system, and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The grow module comprises a plurality of tray modules including a light tray over a growing tray. The light tray includes a lighting array and at least one sensor. The growing tray is adapted to hold a plurality of plant vessels. The grow module comprises a machine-readable identification. The grow module is configured to hold the plurality of tray modules in a vertically stacked configuration. The lighting array on the light tray is configured to provide light to the plurality of plant vessels on the growing tray in the grow module directly under said light tray.
A system for the fertigation of a plant vessel and method of use for the same is disclosed. The system comprises a grow module containing a plurality of growing trays additionally containing plants, and/or shoots of plants in various stages of development. The growing trays are individually extracted from the grow module via a tray movement system and tray elevator controlled by a control system and precisely placed in a fertigation system, wherein they are aligned over and lowered onto an at least one nozzle which penetrate the plant vessels containing the plants and fertigate them with a combination of water, nutrients, and/or pressurized air. The individual growing tray is then replaced in the grow module and the process is repeated for all growing trays and plant vessels in the grow module.
A lighting array and a method of using the same facilitate a lighting strategy that dynamically provides the photosynthetic photon flux density needed by a plant throughout its stages of growth while reducing power loss and waste caused by providing excess light during all stages of plant growth. LED placement patterns may be used to form a number of lighting channels on an LED board or an array of LED boards. These lighting channels may be individually controlled such that the ON/OFF state, intensity, and wavelength, of a plurality of LEDs may be adjusted to provide variable illumination levels and wavelengths of light customized for attributes of the plants being illuminated, such as their stage of growth, size, type, and/or shape.
A system for the fertigation of a plant vessel and method of use for the same is disclosed. The system comprises a grow module containing a plurality of growing trays additionally containing plants, and/or shoots of plants in various stages of development. The growing trays are individually extracted from the grow module via a tray movement system and tray elevator controlled by a control system and precisely placed in a fertigation system, wherein they are aligned over and lowered onto an at least one nozzle which penetrate the plant vessels containing the plants and fertigate them with a combination of water, nutrients, and/or pressurized air. The individual growing tray is then replaced in the grow module and the process is repeated for all growing trays and plant vessels in the grow module.
A01G 27/00 - Dispositifs automatiques d'arrosage, p. ex. pour pots de fleurs
A01C 23/04 - Distribution sous pressionDistribution de bouesAdaptation des réseaux d'irrigation à des engrais liquides
A01G 7/04 - Traitement électrique ou magnétique des végétaux pour favoriser leur croissance
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
H05B 45/10 - Commande de l'intensité de la lumière
H05B 47/105 - Commande de la source lumineuse en réponse à des paramètres détectés
A01G 9/02 - Récipients, p. ex. pots ou jardinières Verres pour la culture des fleurs
A01G 29/00 - Dispositifs pour l'alimentation des racinesInjection d'engrais dans les racines
A grow module, a plant growing system, and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The grow module comprises a plurality of tray modules including a light tray over a growing tray. The light tray includes a lighting array and at least one sensor. The growing tray is adapted to hold a plurality of plant vessels. The grow module comprises a machine-readable identification. The grow module is configured to hold the plurality of tray modules in a vertically stacked configuration. The lighting array on the light tray is configured to provide light to the plurality of plant vessels on the growing tray in the grow module directly under said light tray.
A01G 9/02 - Récipients, p. ex. pots ou jardinières Verres pour la culture des fleurs
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
A01C 23/02 - Dispositions particulières pour décharger le liquide directement dans la terre
A01G 9/00 - Culture dans des récipients, des châssis de couches ou des serresBordures pour planches, pelouse ou similaires
A lighting array and a method of using the same facilitate a lighting strategy that dynamically provides the photosynthetic photon flux density needed by a plant throughout its stages of growth while reducing power loss and waste caused by providing excess light during all stages of plant growth. LED placement patterns may be used to form a number of lighting channels on an LED board or an array of LED boards. These lighting channels may be individually controlled such that the ON/OFF state, intensity, and wavelength, of a plurality of LEDs may be adjusted to provide variable illumination levels and wavelengths of light customized for attributes of the plants being illuminated, such as their stage of growth, size, type, and/or shape.
A01G 7/04 - Traitement électrique ou magnétique des végétaux pour favoriser leur croissance
F21V 14/00 - Commande de la distribution de la lumière émise par réglage d’éléments constitutifs
F21Y 105/14 - Sources lumineuses planes comprenant un réseau bidimensionnel d’éléments générateurs de lumière ponctuelle caractérisées par la forme d’ensemble du réseau bidimensionnel
G01J 1/30 - Photométrie, p. ex. posemètres photographiques par comparaison avec une lumière de référence ou avec une valeur électrique de référence l'intensité de la valeur mesurée ou de référence étant modifiée jusqu' à égalisation de leurs effets au niveau du détecteur, p. ex. en faisant varier l'angle d'incidence en utilisant une variation d'intensité ou de distance de la source en utilisant des détecteurs électriques de radiations
H05B 47/105 - Commande de la source lumineuse en réponse à des paramètres détectés
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Charged plant vessel for controlled nutrient release
A plant growing vessel includes an impervious outer vessel, a cover, a first permeable membrane, a nutrient chamber, and a pocket. The impervious outer vessel includes an inert substrate in a root zone. The cover is positioned over the impervious outer vessel. The first permeable membrane is in contact with the inert substrate. The nutrient chamber includes solid nutrients. The nutrient chamber is between the cover and the first permeable membrane or between the first permeable membrane and a bottom of the impervious outer vessel, and the solid nutrients are in contact with the first permeable membrane. The pocket is configured to allow seeds, seedlings, or shoots of plants access to the inert substrate through an aperture in the cover.
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
31 - Produits agricoles; animaux vivants
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
44 - Services médicaux, services vétérinaires, soins d'hygiène et de beauté; services d'agriculture, d'horticulture et de sylviculture.
Produits et services
Hydroponic fertilizers; aeroponic fertilizers; expanded-clay for growing hydroponic plants; substrates for growing hydroponic plants. Living plants grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels; fresh herbs grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels; fresh vegetables grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels; fresh fruits grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels. Distribution services, namely, delivery of living plants, fruits, vegetables, and herbs; distribution services, namely, delivery of hydroponic and aeroponic plant growing systems. Hydroponic farming services; aeroponic farming services.
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
31 - Produits agricoles; animaux vivants
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
44 - Services médicaux, services vétérinaires, soins d'hygiène et de beauté; services d'agriculture, d'horticulture et de sylviculture.
Produits et services
(1) Hydroponic fertilizers; aeroponic fertilizers; expanded-clay for growing hydroponic plants; substrates for growing hydroponic plants
(2) Living plants grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels; fresh herbs grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels; fresh vegetables grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels; fresh fruits grown in hydroponic and aeroponic vessels (1) Distribution services, namely, delivery of living plants, fruits, vegetables, and herbs; distribution services, namely, delivery of hydroponic and aeroponic plant growing systems
(2) Hydroponic farming services; aeroponic farming services
A system for growing and handling plants includes at least one water and nutrient supply assembly configured to provide water and nutrients to at least one contained plant, at least one light assembly configured to provide light to the at least one contained plant, at least one plant access station for performing at least one of loading the at least one contained plant into the system, unloading the at least one contained plant from the system, and monitoring the at least one contained plant, and a movement assembly for moving the at least one contained plant to at least one of the at least one water and nutrient supply assembly, the at least one light assembly, and the at least one plant access station.
This disclosure relates to compositions, containers, systems, assemblies, and related methods for cultivation and shipping of live and growing plants. The compositions, containers, systems, assemblies, and related methods disclosed herein provide additional stability for a plant's growing environment and enable prolonged storage and shipping shelf life while also reducing or eliminating the need for refrigeration.
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A01G 27/00 - Dispositifs automatiques d'arrosage, p. ex. pour pots de fleurs
A01G 27/02 - Dispositifs automatiques d'arrosage, p. ex. pour pots de fleurs munis d'un réservoir d'eau dont la partie principale est placée complètement autour du substrat de culture ou directement à côté de celui-ci
A01G 13/02 - Couvertures protectrices pour les plantes; Dispositifs pour leur mise en place
A01G 24/22 - Substrats de cultureMilieux de cultureAppareils ou méthodes à cet effet basés sur ou contenant de la matière organique naturelle contenant de la matière végétale
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