Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
047064000 | Porous support | 12 |
20080209804 | Substrate For Plants Comprising Quantification Means - The invention relates to a substrate for a soil-free cultivating or growing of plants. The substrate comprises slab ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080282610 | Devices and methods for growing plants - A soilless garden includes a chamber including a sealed lower portion for storing liquid nutrient solution, and an upper portion including a support structure; soilless growth medium supported by the support structure and adapted to support at least one plant having roots; a removable germination cap located above the soilless growth medium; a conduit having a first end located substantially adjacent to the soilless growth medium, and a second end opposite to the first end; and a pump in the chamber, including an input for receiving the liquid nutrient solution from the lower portion of the chamber, and an output to deliver liquid nutrient solution through the conduit into the soilless growth medium. The support structure includes an opening directed toward the lower portion of the chamber for the liquid nutrient solution to drip from the roots of the at least one plant into the lower portion of the chamber. | 11-20-2008 |
20090019765 | PLANT GROWTH MEDIUM - Provided is an artificial plant growth medium that is useful as a substitute for naturally produced soil in supporting plant growth. The artificial plant growth medium includes a cohesive mass of polymer fiberballs. The artificial plant growth medium may include a cohesive mass of fiberballs that are composed of biodegradable and/or non-biodegradable polymer fibers for use in plant cultivation. The artificial plant growth medium provides the optimal balance of water, and air to support plant growth. | 01-22-2009 |
20090139140 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO GROW BULB-CROPS - The invention is related to a method and device to grow bulb-crops for Cut-flower-production, like tulip bulbs or daffodil-bulbs. The device is constructed with a growing substrate, like a layer of mineral wool, including supportive means to position the bulbs to grow upright in the substrate. The device of substrate has gabs and or channels under the bulb, to create rooting-chambers or root-channels, to store and guide the roots of the bulbs. The invention shows also a method to grow commercial flower bulb crops. | 06-04-2009 |
20090288341 | BUOYANT PLANT HABITAT AND PROCESS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A buoyant plant habitat and a process for manufacturing it. In one embodiment, the invention is a buoyant plant habitat comprising: a nonwoven matrix comprising fibers; and a plurality of buoyant foam units into said nonwoven matrix to produce a buoyant mass; wherein said buoyant foam units envelope a portion of said fibers. In another embodiment, the invention is a process for making a buoyant plant habitat comprising: providing a nonwoven matrix comprising fibers; and injecting a plurality of buoyant foam units into said nonwoven matrix. In another embodiment, the invention is a buoyant plant habitat comprising: a top layer of nonwoven matrix material; a bottom layer of nonwoven matrix material; a plurality of edge pieces of nonwoven matrix material that are attached by means of polymer plugs to said top layer and said bottom layer; and a plurality of closed-cell polymer foam pieces that are disposed between said layers. | 11-26-2009 |
20100154300 | Hydroponics plant growing assembly - A hydroponics plant growing assembly ( | 06-24-2010 |
20110197504 | Living Roof and Wall Systems Using Cultivated Mineral Wool Mats to Support BLAVEs, Methods of Cultivation and InnoculantsTherefor - Soil-free living roof and wall systems comprising a living layer of Bryophytes, Lichen, And Vascular Epiphytes (BLAVE) on the surface of a thin, light-weight, flexible, fire-resistant mat of mineral wool having a density in the range of about 6-12 lbs/cu ft and thickness in the range of about ⅜″ to about ¾″. Mats are provided in modular units on the order of 2′×4′; no irrigation or growth medium is used. The mats are adhered to a roof or wall with adhesive or mastic, or may be secured with fasteners. In the preferred embodiment, modular units include flexible mineral wool mats over a base sheet of non-woven plastic fibers, on the order of from 2-4 mm thick, and a wide-mesh plastic netting over the BLAVE layer, sewn through to the base layer. Methods of mat module manufacture, innoculant mix production, installation and cultivation/propagation of BLAVE are disclosed. | 08-18-2011 |
20120297675 | PLANT CULTIVATION DEVICE AND FEED-WATER CONTROL METHOD - A plant cultivation device and feed-water control method, in which a detected moisture amount to start watering and a water amount to be used per watering are easily determined, includes a plant cultivation container for pooling plant cultivation water; a water-absorbing plant cultivation bed material; a feed-water device for supplying the plant cultivation water to the plant cultivation container; a first moisture sensor for detecting moisture around an immersed part of the plant cultivation bed material; a second moisture sensor for detecting moisture around a growth part of the plant cultivation bed material where a root of a plant is received; and a controller for supplying water when values detected by both of the first and second moisture sensors are below respective reference values, and for stopping water supply when a value detected by either the first or second moisture sensor is above the corresponding reference value. | 11-29-2012 |
20140237896 | FOAMED GLASS HYDROPONIC SUBSTRATE - A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 65 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 2 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5. | 08-28-2014 |
20140259909 | GROWTH SUBSTRATE FOR PLANTS - A growth substrate for plants including polylactic acid, wherein the polylactic acid is particulate polylactic acid foam. A method for preparing a growth substrate for plants including polylactic acid foam, the method including providing particulate expandable polylactic acid and exposing the particulate expandable polylactic acid to predetermined temperature and pressure conditions to obtain particulate polylactic acid foam. | 09-18-2014 |
20160044881 | FOAMED GLASS HYDROPONIC SUBSTRATE - A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 65 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 2 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5. | 02-18-2016 |
20160100536 | VEGETABLE CARRYING BOX - A vegetable carrying box includes a solution carrying box provided with a high-level liquid inlet and a low-level liquid outlet that are opposite to each other, where an area between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet in the solution carrying box is provided with protruding diversion partitions to form a zigzag flow passage, and an atomizer is disposed in the flow passage. | 04-14-2016 |