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| 20080250712 | GROWING CONTAINER AND APPARATUS - A growing apparatus in which a plant is grown includes a container having a bottom and a surrounding wall member attached to the bottom, and a perforated partition located in the container above the bottom. The container further includes a plurality of holders extending upwardly from the bottom and attached to the surrounding wall. Each holder includes a first portion which vertically engages the perforated partition to hold the partition a predetermined distance above the bottom, and a second portion which horizontally engages the perforated partition to hold the surrounding wall member adjacent the partition. The perforated partition further includes a planar base and a skirt depending from the base, whereby the skirt is engaged by the first portion and the second portion of the container. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080263947 | Plant Culturing Apparatus - To construct the apparatus convenient in the respects of both the installing space and movability of a culturing vessel. The plant culturing vessel includes a culturing vessel | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080302008 | Conservation plant pot - A plant pot system has at least one plant pot with side walls, an open top and a bottom wall for containing planted soil that receives a routine watering through the open top, the plant pot having two parallel rows of a number of through holes aligned circumferentially, each of the through holes being blocked by a removable closure; one or more additional pot members with the same number of through holes at levels corresponding to the through holes of the first plant pot; and at least one water leveling members for fluidly connecting any desired number of laterally disposed plant. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080313960 | MOBILE PLANTER - A mobile gardening planter includes a plant container and a drainage system that is adapted for both dripless operation and drip-drain operation. The drainage system includes a drain cap inside the plant container that has holes preferably only in a vertical side of the drain cap for indirectly draining water out of the plant container into a drain pipe extending outside and across the bottom wall of the plant container. A generally vertically-extending sight tube fluidly communicates with the drain pipe so that the water level in the sight tube is the same as the water table level in the plant container, and the gardener may therefore monitor the water table. The open top end of the sight tube allows water to overflow the sight tube, to prevent undesirable over-watering. The sight tube is preferably shielded by a portion of the planter, and most preferably a portion of the frame, that extends outward from the plant container farther than does the sight tube. Openable cleanouts in the drainage system may be used to eliminate the water table or to flush and clean out the drain pipe assembly and/or the plant container. A plant support may be installed directly above the plant container for supporting the limbs and branches of the plant growing therein. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090019766 | House Watering System (Base Bud) - A house watering system for watering a plant with the fluid includes an exterior housing including a rigid top member for housing the house watering system, and an interior housing having a flexible sidewall for supplying the house watering system with the fluid. The rigid top member supports the plant, and the flexible side wall allows the fluid to be pressurized and supply the plant with the fluid. The house watering system includes a sealable opening member to allow the fluid to be replaced and to be sealed, and the house watering system includes an adjustable plant feed valve to adjust the fluid flow from the interior housing. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090056219 | SELF-WATERING PLANT CONTAINER - A self-watering plant container for a flower pot. The container base defines a cavity for holding the flower pot and an interior chamber for retaining water therein. The base has a first aperture in its outer wall that opens into the chamber and water is introduced therethrough. A plug seals the same. A channel extends between the chamber and cavity allowing water to flow therebetween. Water accumulates in the cavity and flows through openings in the bottom of the flower pot. The base includes a second aperture through which a hollow tube extends into the chamber. The tube provides a mechanism for bringing the system into equilibrium by permitting atmospheric air pressure to balance the water levels in the chamber and cavity. The container includes an electronic sensor that transmits a signal to a remote electronic device to indicate when water must be added to the container. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090056220 | GROWING CONTAINERS - A growing apparatus in which a plant is grown includes a container having a bottom and a surrounding wall member attached to the bottom, and a perforated partition located in the container above the bottom to define a water reservoir space. The container further includes a plurality of holders extending upwardly from the bottom and attached to the surrounding wall. Each holder includes a first portion which vertically engages the perforated partition to hold the partition a predetermined distance above the bottom, and a second portion which horizontally engages the perforated partition to hold the surrounding wall member adjacent the partition. The perforated partition further includes a planar base and a skirt depending from the base, whereby the skirt is engaged by the first portion and the second portion of the container. The apparatus has various cover elements to be placed over a plant growing medium which in use is filled in above the perforated partition. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090064574 | Naturally pure pot for planting - The useful solution mentions the naturally pure pot for planting, comprises a pot ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090064575 | Method for Evaluating Deep Rooting Property of Plant - The present invention relates to a method of evaluating multiple plant individuals or plant lines for deep rooting property under the same culture medium moisture conditions. A method of the present invention is a method of evaluating multiple plant individuals for deep rooting property under the same culture medium moisture conditions, by planting multiple plant individuals together in a sufficiently deep culture vessel and lowering the culture medium moisture content gradually. The present invention also provides a method for evaluating plants for deep rooting property, wherein a culture vessel is installed in a water tank so that the culture medium moisture content can be readily adjusted, and thus management of cultivation conditions is facile and efficient. It is possible to select a plant which can grow in dry and low-groundwater level environment efficiently, by using the method of the present invention. Thus, the method of the present invention can find application in breeding a crop suitable for dry land cultivation and trees usable in desert greening. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090173003 | PLANT CARE DEVICE - A plant care device includes an outer pot manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. Such outer pot further includes a first drainage aperture having a first predetermined diameter disposed through a bottom portion thereof for allowing liquid to pass therethrough. An inner pot is manufactured from a second predetermined material and has a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape for holding at least one of soil, at least one plant, liquid, fertilizer, at least one seed, and a combination thereof, and fits releasably within such outer pot. Such inner pot further includes a second drainage aperture having a second predetermined diameter disposed through a bottom portion thereof for allowing liquid to pass therethrough. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090178335 | IRRIGATION APPARATUS - There is described an irrigation apparatus for providing water to one or more plants ( | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090205251 | Flower Pot - The present invention relates to a flower pot ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090277085 | Multiple self watering container system - A multi container system of at least one each of the first container, and at least one second and at least one third container, each of which has a chamber therein. The first container has a water retaining chamber with water input and water output as well as a water self leveling means. The second container has a water transfer chamber in which a wicking tray loaded with a wicking medium is placed, preferably on a drainage tray, said medium being used to transfer the water to the plants disposed in a third container's plant receiving chamber. The container # | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090288342 | UNATTENDED PLANT WATERING SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided for unattended watering of plants over an extended period of time utilizing a watering system that regulates a partial vacuum to control the discharge of water to the roots of the plants. A water reservoir is provided having an encapsulated interior cavity and an exterior exposed to ambient air, and having upper and lower ends. The reservoir is located above the root level of a plant to be watered. At least one drain opening is defined in the lower end of the reservoir. The upper end of the reservoir is closed and is provided with an adjustable valve, preferably a pinch valve, and an air conduit, preferably a flexible tube, that passes through the valve and extends between the interior and the exterior of the reservoir. The valve thereby interacts with the conduit to partially obstruct air flow through it, so as to maintain a partial vacuum in the upper end of the reservoir as water drains from the lower end of the reservoir. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090313892 | Plant-Culturing Tool - A plant-culturing tool comprising a planting container for accommodating a plant, and a water storage container that can accommodate the planting container in the interior of the water storage container and that can store water, a guide mechanism in which the planting container makes sliding contact with the water storage container and is guided along a floating or sinking direction thereof. The guide mechanism is composed of a long guide surface having a long sliding portion, and a short guide surface having a short sliding portion that protrudes against the long guide surface, with the two guide surfaces making slide contact each other. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090313893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING VITALITY OF A POTTED PLANT - A hollow elongated cylinder having a plurality of slots and holes through the side thereof is inserted into the soil of a potted plant. The cylinder is inserted adjacent to the plant stem and down into the soil so that it is proximate to the roots of the potted plant. Water and/or fertilizer poured into the hollow cylinder are introduced directly to the roots of the potted plant. The roots will naturally grow through the apertures in the cylinder to more directly access the fertilizer and/or water. The cylinder can be transferred with the plant and soil to a new pot as the plant grows, with additional cylinders inserted into the new soil. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100037517 | Plant Cultivation Apparatus with Open Channel Irrigation System - A plant cultivation apparatus includes a housing with at least one receptacle arranged to receive and support a corresponding number of plants and at least one conduit attached to the housing connecting each of the receptacles with a reservoir such that at least a portion of each conduit is open to the atmosphere. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100064581 | Automated plant support system - An automated plant watering system including an outer container, an inner container spaced from the interior of the outer container to define a water reservoir therebetween. A submersible pump is in communication with the water reservoir and is controlled by a programmable controller so that water will be delivered to growing plants, seeds, etc., not only at predetermined times but upon the soil moisture | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100139163 | Water self-sufficient garden pot - Means introduced for variety of Garden Pots to be Water Self-sufficient for usage privately and as well as in commercial purposes. The invention comprising of an improved garden pot made out of two layers, the inner layer and outer layer, which are about an inch or so apart, hence creating an empty space between them. It is in the space between the two layers would work as reservoir that water would be purred in, and contained. The outer layer is solid, but the inner layer has several needle's tip size holes, through which water would penetrate into the inner layer space that is full of soil, and would keep the soil moist and watered at all times, thereby continuously watering the plant growing in the soil, drop by drop. As an advantage, once the user would fill up the pot's reservoir with water, the plant would be automatically watered for weeks to come, without further and frequent care and check ups. Hence constant bothersome of watering the plants grown in the garden pots by an individual user are hereby illuminated. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100175319 | PLANT HYDRATION PALLET TRAY - A plant hydration pallet tray for supporting, hydrating, transporting and displaying several potted plants in a commercial/retail environment, has a generally rectangular base and side walls form a generally cubic structure for supporting plants in pots or containers and providing controlled drainage of water from the potted plants and from the tray to maintain optimum hydration of the plants on the tray. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100192463 | Multiple self watering container system - A multi container system of at least one each of the first container, and at least one second and at least one third container, each of which has a chamber therein. The first container has a water retaining chamber with water input and water output as well as a water self leveling means. The second container has a water transfer chamber in which a wicking tray loaded with a wicking medium is placed, preferably on a drainage tray, said medium being used to transfer the water to the plants disposed in a third container's plant receiving chamber. The container # | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100212225 | Nutrient and water-dispensing system for watering and feeding of plants - A nutrient-holding and flow control system ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100275513 | AERIAL VEGETATION COVER ARCHITECTONIC SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an aerial vegetation cover architectonic system ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100307057 | RAINWATER CATCHMENT APPARATUS AND PLANT CULTIVATING SYSTEM HAVING RAINWATER CATCHMENT APPARATUS - The present invention provides a rainwater catchment apparatus that is easily installed without renovating a building. The rainwater catchment apparatus comprises a rainwater inlet for introducing rainwater, a flange portion engaged with a peripheral portion of a rainwater outlet serving as a leading end of a drainage canal formed in a building framework for introducing rainwater in the rainwater inlet, a drain portion for discharging excessive water exceeding a predetermined level to the drainage canal, a reservoir freely fitted into the drainage canal through the rainwater outlet, and a pumping mechanism for pumping water stored in the reservoir to the outside. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100319251 | FALLOW-FREE AEROBIC GARDEN - A fallow-free aerobic garden having sufficient water and oxygen supply can be applied to an artificial garden in the air and a conventional garden on the ground. A gravel layer is laid as a bottom layer of the garden. An air tube is arranged in the gravel layer. A net layer is arranged onto the gravel layer. A cultivation soil is laid onto the net layer. A water tube is arranged in the cultivation soil. Net covers are wrapped around each air vent and water outlet formed to the air tube and the water tube. Air is supplied by the air tube under a predetermined air pressure and a predetermined volume of water is supplied by the water tube under a predetermined water pressure so that an appropriate environment for growing fruits and vegetables is formed to the artificial garden. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110005131 | Growth System for Plants - Growth system for plants, comprising a tube ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110041401 | DRIP EMITTER WITH SEED PACKET - A seed germination device for use in connection with a drip irrigation system, which includes a drip irrigation emitter having a water inlet tube for connection to a water source, an emitter housing having a base and a perimeter wall that define a partially enclosed interior space, an open end, and a water outlet, and a cellulosic seed packet disposed within the enclosed interior space and over said water outlet tube. When the emitter housing is disposed on or under soil and the water turned on, the seed packet dissolves and the germination commences. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110173884 | AUTO-IRRIGATING CASE - An auto-irrigation apparatus is provided. A control panel and a water-level indicator light are inserted in a side of an irrigating case. A water pump, a cell box, and a control circuit are inserted in the irrigating case. The control panel, water-level indicator light, cell box, and water pump are coupled to the control circuit. A solar panel is embedded in each of two cover panels. Each of the two cover panels are mounted on opposite sides of the irrigating case. The embedded solar panels are coupled to the cell box. A water conduit adapter is connected to an outlet of the water pump. A planter box is placed in the irrigating case above a built-in water reservoir so that the water conduit adapter passes through an aperture in the planter box. Then, the water conduit adapter is connected to a spray pipe positioned above the planter box. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110258928 | Stackable Planter - A stackable planter has a generally rectangular base having a base area. A hollow leg is attached to opposite sides of the base. Each leg has an open top, the open top of each leg being adjacent opposite sides of the base. The area of the open top is less than the base area. Interconnected sidewalls extend from the base and the legs to define a cavity for planting soil. A removable cover fits over the open area of each leg. These covers also fit on the rectangular base. The base, covers and open tops of the legs are sized such that the covers may be placed on the base and not extend into the open area of the legs and each cover can be placed over the open area of a leg fully covering the open area. The sidewalls and the legs are sized and configured so that one planter body can be positioned within another planter for storage and shipment. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120005956 | Portable plant bucket - A generally cylindrical planter in the form of an inverted, truncated cone includes a pail with an internal, perforated baffle that divides the interior into separate, laterally spaced apart volumes. A water level float indicator is mechanically secured by the baffle. An overfilling prevention orifice is defined in the peripheral surface of the pail overfilling with water. A smaller “weep” hole disposed beneath the overfill-preventing hole | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120186155 | PASSIVE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR PLANT POT - A pot assembly includes a pot having an inner part with a recessed space and a transparent outer part which supports the inner part. A hollow area is defined between the inner and outer parts. The inner and outer parts are connected to each other by two respective connection parts. The inner bottom of the space has a recess and a hole is defined through the inside of the recess and communicates with the hollow area. A water-guide member is located in the recess and the other end of the water-guide member is located adjacent to conjunction area between the hole and the hollow area. The water-guide member includes multiple particles and liquid spreads in the soil in the space via the paths between adjacent particles. A hollow hose is connected to the inner or outer parts for communication between the air inside and outside of the hollow area. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120210642 | Plant Watering System - A plant watering system comprising: at least two planters; at least two pots in each planter; and a PVC pipe that extends from each side of a ball-cock, where the PVC pipe-ball-cock connection connects the at least two planters and water flows through the ball-cock and the PVC pipes and enters into the planters to supply water for the at least two pots. The ball-cock activates the flow of water into the planters upon a diminished level of water. Each planter may include a relief hole set at a predetermined level and a means to connect an additional PVC pipe-ball-cock connection. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120227320 | DEVICE FOR A VERTICAL OR ANGLED ARRANGEMENT OF THE HYDROPONIC CULTIVATION OF PLANTS - An apparatus for a vertical or angled arrangement of hydroponic cultivation of plants includes at least one module defining an inner space containing at least one nutritional substrate and plant. The module includes a front wall and a rear wall secured to the front wall. At least the front wall includes at least one opening for the plant to pass through. The front and/or the rear wall includes an attachment area for attaching the module to a mounting. The front wall and/or the rear wall has overlapping edges enabling, when the apparatus is installed on a green roof or a green wall with at least two adjacent modules, overlapping of the modules, at least partially. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130133256 | AIR INTRODUCING CONTORL DEVICE FOR PLANT POT - A plant pot includes a pot having an enclosed space and a room defined therein. The room receives soil therein. At least one passage communicates with the room and the enclosed space. A tube is connected to the pot and has a path defined axially therethrough, the path respectively communicates with interior and exterior of the enclosed space. A resistance member is located in one end of the tube and has multiple micro paths which communicate with the interior of the enclosed space. A resistance is formed when exterior air passes through the tube and the resistance member so as to control speed and volume of the exterior air into the enclosed space. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130185997 | MODULAR SELF-SUSTAINING PLANTER SYSTEM - A self-irrigating planter system that waters vegetation on a regular schedule using hollow upright supports to convey the water from a pump and reservoir to multiple organic-shaped pods that are attached to the upright supports in a tiered manner, and which uses gravity to deliver water so as to provide sustained plant growth and a healthier living environment with reduced energy usage. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130205664 | PLANT CULTIVATION CONTAINER - A plant cultivation container for guiding wastewater from the plant cultivation container to a predetermined place and easily maintain an aesthetic appearance thereof includes: a plant cultivation container body having a water reservoir portion formed by a bottom portion and side walls standing upward from outer peripheries of the bottom portion, for reserving planting water therein, and a water outlet formed in part of the side walls for allowing planting water present in the water reservoir portion to overflow to the outside; and a side wall cover for covering at least one of the side walls of the plant cultivation container body from the outside. The side wall cover includes a fixing member attached to the side wall, a gutter member for receiving planting water flowing over through the water outlet, and a cover member for connecting the fixing member and the gutter member. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130291435 | DOUBLE-WALLED PLANTER WITH WATER RESERVOIR AND WATER LEVEL GAUGE - A planter prevents over-watering of plants that results in messy overflow of water. The planter allows plants to absorb water from the roots to promote healthier plants and prevent rot, such as rot of the trunk, stalk, and/or stem of a plant. The planter can have a double-wall that provides a self-contained chamber for water to be absorbed as needed from the roots up through small filtered holes in the bottom of the interior wall. A decorative cap or plug located on the top edge of the planter allows access to the chamber between the two walls of the planter. The planter includes a vertical transparent window along the exterior surface to allow for measurement of the water level inside the planter. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130298463 | ECOLOGICAL MOBILE CONTAINER - An ecological mobile container includes a heat preservation layer, a drainage groove, a water storage layer, a root resistance layer, a drainage filter layer, a water transport pipe and enclosure panels. The water storage layer, the root resistance layer and the drainage filter layer sequentially stack on the heat preservation layer. The enclosure panels buckle on the top of a side frame of the water storage layer and form an open containing space. The water transport pipe inserts into the side frame along two diagonal through holes of the side frame. Because of the automatic drip irrigation system (the water transport pipe) through the middle of the container, the container can replenish water automatically. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130326949 | Expandable Planting Pot - The present invention discloses an expandable planting pot module mounted with a detachable bottom plate. The bottom plate may be configure to be a grinding tool to lose the bottom soil by twisting. The bottom plate is secured to the planting pot with a locking mechanism. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140101998 | PASSIVE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR PLANT POT - A pot assembly includes a pot having an inner part and an outer part which supports the inner part. A hollow area is defined between the inner and outer parts, and a recessed space is defined between an inner bottom and the periphery of the inner part. At least one hole is located at a position of the space and communicates with the hollow area. A water-guide member includes multiple particles, and irregular paths are defined between the particles. The water-guide member is located at traces between the space and the at least one hole. Liquid in the hollow area slowly spreads upward into the soil in the space by way of the surface tension and the paths. The owners do not need to water the plants frequently. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140115961 | PASSIVE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR PLANT POT - A pot assembly includes a pot having an inner part and an outer part connected to outside of the inner part. A hollow area is defined between the inner and outer parts. A recessed space is defined between the inner bottom and the periphery of the inner part. At least one hole is defined through the inner bottom of the inner part and communicates with the hollow area. A hollow hose is connected to the inner or outer part and communicates between outside of the hollow area and the hollow area. Air of outside of the hollow area communicates with the hollow area. A water-supply unit is located at the inner part and has its lower end communicating with the hollow area. A seal unit seals the top end of the water-supply unit. Liquid in the hollow area slowly spreads upward into the soil in the recessed space. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140130412 | SELF-WATERING POT ASSEMBLY FOR PLANTS - It comprises an outer pot having an inner cavity for receiving an inner pot, the outer pot having an interior where a tray structure is provided comprising trays dividing said interior into sub-chambers arranged at different levels for supplying watering liquid towards the inner cavity at different heights through openings formed in the outer and inner pots. Valve means operated according to the hydrostatic pressure of the watering liquid in the sub-chamber are provided for allowing controlled supply of watering liquid to the inner cavity. Adjusting means are provided for controlling the amount of watering liquid supplied into each sub-chamber. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140202078 | COLLAPSIBLE PLANT CONTAINER - A collapsible plant container has a collapsible body in a tapered shape with corrugated body wall and a base attached to the body. The plant container further includes a water leakage passage located at the center of the base. The water storage tank is disposed outside of the water leakage passage. The water storage tank is higher than the water leakage passage. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140298723 | SELF-INFILTRATION IRRIGATION, ASSEMBLABLE, OBLIQUELY INSERTED MODULAR MULTIFUNCTIONAL WALL GREENING APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a self-infiltration irrigation, assemblable, obliquely inserted modular multifunctional wall greening apparatus comprising a pot body and a case body. A face having a hollowed-out portion allowing the pot body to be inserted into the case body is a front panel. The bottom of the pot body faces down to be obliquely inserted into the interior of the case body from the hollowed-out portion of the front panel. The lower end of the bottom of the pot body inserted into the case body is provided with a water inlet. The upper part of the case body has a water inlet part, the lower part thereof is provided with a water outlet, and the water inlet of the pot body is located between the water outlet and a bottom plate of the case body. The front panel of the case body extends along an outward, obliquely upward direction under the hollowed-out portion to form a bearing part and/or along an inward, obliquely downward direction over the hollowed-out portion to form a limiting stopper to prevent the pot body from falling. The present invention is structurally compact, convenient in assembly, multifunctional, widely applicable, safe and aesthetic, and can realize automatic infiltration irrigation. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140318011 | Apparatus for the growing of plants and a growing device - The invention relates to an apparatus for the growing of plants, which includes a frame, to which plants can be set to grow in a substrate, irrigation means fitted to the frame, for irrigating the substrate with an irrigation liquid, and means fitted to the frame for creating an airflow through the substrate. At least some of the plants together with their substrates are placed in modular growing units and places are arranged in the frame for the growing units, into which they can be detachably installed, independently of the irrigation means. In addition, the invention also relates to a growing device. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140366445 | Seed incubator - My invention, the “Seed Incubator” is a new and unique way of propagating seeds without the use of electricity or mechanical components. Gravity is used to create a micro climate within the growing chamber with the adjustment of air flow located at the top and mid section of the chamber. This air flow adjustment capability allows seeds and plants the right amount of water they need to develop and grow specifically to their requirements. Simply stated: Less air flow, less water to the seed. More air flow, more water to the seed. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150033625 | Sub-Irrigated Planter - The sub-irrigated planter includes a basin; a removable basin lid, a removable wick and a fabric potting bag. The basin and basin lid provide an enclosed water storage vessel for the planter. The wick provides the structural platform for supporting the soil and plants grown in the potting bag and acts as an irrigation conduit for the soil in the potting bag. The potting bag is constructed of a non-wicking but air permeable fabric, which prevents water from wicking up the sidewall of the bag, but still allows air to pass through the sidewall into the soil. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150052809 | PLANT GROWTH SYSTEM - A plant growth system is provided in which an irrigation device provides water and/or nutrients to a plant growth substrate. The plant growth substrate comprises an MMVF slab and a single MMVF block on a first surface of the MMVF slab. The MMVF slab comprises a drain hole which is disposed at one end of the surface, and the irrigation device provides water and/or nutrients to the substrate at a position more than 50% of the length of the slab away from the drain hole. This improves the control of water an nutrients in the slab as a whole. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150059244 | PLANTING DEVICE - Provided is a planting device with which the structural form of the planting device can be changed relatively simply. A planting device that has: one or multiple planting containers, which are provided with a water storage section capable of accumulating water for planting and a planting space in which a water-absorbing planting bed material can be mounted and in which an opening that exposes the planting bed material can be formed at least on the front surface side; and a frame member, which is capable of surrounding and supporting the one or multiple planting containers so as to be freely detachable. Projections are formed on portions of the circumference of the planting container and interlocking openings that fit together with the projections are provided on the circumference of the frame member. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150068120 | Automated Gravimetric Screening Platform System and Method - A pot for use with system for controlling soil moisture in a plurality of potted plants to perform water deficit experiments includes a body portion having an open top end and a bottom end, and a flange coupled to the body portion adjacent the top end. The flange is configured to engage a platform to hold the body portion within an opening of the platform. The pot also includes a fluid reservoir having a bottom portion located adjacent the bottom end of the body portion, a plurality of vertically extending fluid channels extending upwardly toward the top end of the body portion, a fill opening located at the bottom end of the body portion in communication with the bottom portion of the fluid reservoir, and a check valve coupled to the fill opening to permit fluid to be supplied to the fluid reservoir from the bottom end of the body portion through fill opening and the check valve. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150082697 | Planter or gardening container - A low-maintenance and water-conserving container-gardening system used indoors or outdoors to grow plants, vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers. Combining the advantages/benefits of natural bacteria-enriched soil with the advantages/benefits of hydroponics to feed plant roots oxygenated nutrient/fluid precisely at the time of need, the system uses one or more gardening containers each having water-elevating structure causing slow and consistent upward flow of nutrient/fluid into the soil, and nutrient/fluid drainage-facilitating structure that directs surplus nutrient/fluid away from plant roots when the pump stops. Support for gardening containers includes nutrient/fluid reservoirs and frames, with multiple gardening containers optionally connected together in stepped gravity-feed arrangements. Use of renewable energy is preferred, and solar-assist may be employed with timers and pumps. System advantages include optional compact configurations for porch/balcony/patio use, moderated root temperature, longer growing seasons, multiple harvests, provisions for rainwater reservoir replenishment, and use of commonly-available, inexpensive, and locally-sourced soils, nutrients, and filtration media. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150096228 | AUTOMATIC SUBTERRANEAN WATERING SYSTEM WITH REFILL INDICATOR AND GRIPPING MECHANISM - An automatic watering system includes a water storage reservoir and a water feed reservoir positioned elevationally below the water storage reservoir. The water feed reservoir has a plurality of water feed apertures aligned substantially horizontally for allowing water to pass from the water feed reservoir to outside of the water feed reservoir. The water feed reservoir is in fluid communication with the water storage reservoir via a water tube with a biased seal and via an air return conduit which has a float valve. The water storage reservoir is in fluid communication with the refill indicator for indicating a water level present within the water storage reservoir. The refill indicator includes a float body that tracks the water level within the water storage reservoir. The automatic watering system may also include a gripping mechanism positioned near a top portion of the water storage reservoir. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150107156 | MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCT - This invention relates to a method of injection moulding a multi-planter having multiple apertures in the sides thereof, and an cap piece integrally formed with the tubing, the method characterised by the step of inserting supports through the apertures to provide support for the internal core portion of the tool used in the injection moulding. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150113874 | APPARATUS FOR WATERING PLANTS - An apparatus to water plants made from a pliable and flexible sheet that, in a storage position, comprises a plane. The apparatus includes an elongated main part with a central, longitudinal axis. The main part includes a first arm that extends along a first edge of the main part on a first side of the longitudinal axis, a second arm that extends along a second edge of the main part on a second side of the longitudinal axis, and a foot that extends along the longitudinal axis between the arms. In an operational state of the apparatus, the edges of the main part are bent up and out from the longitudinal axis and the arms are attached to each other to form a bridge over the main part by a releasable fastener such that the main part forms a trough-shaped bottom along the longitudinal axis. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150121756 | SYSTEM FOR PLANT CULTIVATION IN CONTAINERS IN A VERTICAL OR SLOPED ARRANGEMENT - A system for plant cultivation in containers located in a vertical or sloping arrangement on different levels includes a module. The module includes an internal volume for receiving at least one nutritive substrate and at least one plant. The internal volume is delimited by a front wall having at least one opening for the plants to pass through for exposure to light, and a rear wall joined to the front wall. The rear wall has a fixing area for fixing the module to a mounting, and the rear wall includes a partitioning rib projecting into the internal volume to slow flow of water flowing between the levels. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150143748 | Wicking Planter System - The invention involves an apparatus and system for a self-watering planter. The system includes a liquid container and a growth medium container secured together with snap type fasteners. A plurality of evenly distributed growth medium wells extends downwardly from the growth medium container into the liquid container for utilizing capillary action to transfer liquid into the growth medium. Root apertures are provided for the roots to extend into the liquid container. A snap together hanger, which includes snap-lock type fasteners, is provided for hanging the assembly from an overhead structure, and a filling window is provided to fill the liquid container. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150289453 | PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS - A planter reservoir and planter system which is easily converted for different planting environments. The planter reservoir is divided by a permeable partition into different areas. The lower area contains a canal with perforated walls. Multiple openings in the reservoir allow the users options to control liquids. The reservoir may be assembled into a planter system, where two reservoirs are connect by a mounting tray, clip, and handle forming an array. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150289459 | EXTERNAL CULTIVATION LIQUID SIPHON - An external cultivation liquid siphon includes a liquid delivery equipment located in a cultivation liquid storage tank to continuously pump cultivation liquid to a plant cultivation pot and an external siphon equipment to bridge the cultivation liquid storage tank and the plant cultivation pot. The external siphon equipment has a tubular facility with variations in tubular diameters to generate siphonage action to fill the tubular facility with flowing liquid. Thus the cultivation liquid pumped by the liquid delivery equipment to the plant cultivation pot can circulate reciprocally between an upper liquid level and a lower liquid level to cultivate plants. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150289461 | SELF-WATERING FLOWERPOT - The present invention discloses a self-watering flower pot, comprising an outer pot, an inner pot and a water absorption rod connecting the outer pot with the inner pot. One end of the water absorption rod is inserted into the bottom of the said outer pot, and the other end protrudes into the soil of the inner pot. A support pillar integrated with the bottom surface of the inner pot makes the inner pot flush with the outer pot, with a well of water between the two. A water level indicator is placed in the flower pot so that users can check water level any time. The water absorption rod continuously waters the plant automatically. Convenient and time-saving, the device solves the problem of often watering. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296720 | PLANTING CONTAINER - A planting container has an inner box capable of housing a water-absorbent planting bed material and an outer box which is fitted over the inner box. The outer box includes a front face portion having an opening portion configured to expose the planting bed material housed in the inner box and a tubular portion extending rearwards from the front face portion to receive the inner box. The inner box includes, as a water reservoir capable of reserving an amount of planting water, a plurality of water reserving portions disposed adjacent each other along an inner circumferential face of the tubular portion in such a way to communicate each other. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150319935 | ECO-FRIENDLY DISPOSABLE CUP USABLE AS FLOWERPOT - Provided is an eco-friendly disposable cup for beverage takeout, which can be easily assembled and used without a water basin in an office, home, or the like. The disposable cup, on which a lid is formed, has a perforated line formed such that the lid can be inserted into said cup and a hollow pipe formed at the center thereof so as to function as a partition wall between the soil and a reservoir. Further, the cup is formed such that the supplied water in the reservoir can be naturally absorbed through soil pores. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160014975 | AGRICULTURAL WRAP AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An agricultural wrap includes a continuous planar main body formed of a flexible and permeable material, an amount of growing matter, and at least one irrigation tube. The body has first and second sides, first and second ends, an inner surface, an outer surface disposed against a base surface, and at least one aperture. With the growing matter disposed against the inner surface, the first and second sides are positioned around the growing matter to define a holding pocket. An irrigation tube being disposed against the main body and above the base surface leaks water that permeates through the main body and saturates the growing matter. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160066519 | SAFETY EDGE AND IRRIGATION COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a combined safety edge and irrigation component including a pipe member for allowing a flow of fluid therethrough and an edge covering member for covering an exposed edge of a part to which the component is arranged to be attached. The invention also relates to a planter box kit including such a combined safety edge and irrigation component. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160081279 | Automatic Liquid Supply Planting Device - An automatic liquid supply planting device has a base, a planting holder mounted on the base, a liquid supply module, and a bottle. The liquid supply module is mounted on the base and has a liquid supply base mounted on the base and having a liquid guiding hole. The liquid supply bottle cap is detachably mounted on the liquid supply base and has a cap body detachably inserted into the liquid supply base, a base wall annularly formed on an inner side of the cap body and located at an end of the cap body, and a liquid outlet hole formed through the base wall and communicating with the liquid guiding hole. The bottle is detachably combined with the cap body and has an inner space communicating with the liquid outlet hole. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160100530 | MODULAR PLANT CONTAINER - A modular plant container includes a top having a plurality of inflow openings for receiving fluid. A bottom has a plurality of outflow openings for allowing the fluid to exit. A structure between the top and the bottom includes openings that allow light to reach a plant within the modular plant container. The structure forms a plurality of fluid paths. Each fluid path extends from one of the inflow openings in the top an associated outflow opening in the bottom. Each fluid path has a gap sized to allow a diverter. The diverter when present, divert fluid to a target location within the modular plant container. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160106044 | Plant Container for Holding a Growing Medium in Which One or More Plants Can Grow - A plant container includes: an outer receptacle that includes at least one drain hole in its base; an inner receptacle that fits inside the outer receptacle, the inner receptacle including at least one feeding hole in its base; a sealing element located between the outer receptacle and inner receptacle, wherein the sealing element extends around the at least one feeding hole and the at least one drain hole so as to provide a seal between the outer receptacle and the inner receptacle when the inner receptacle sits on the sealing element; and an overflow conduit that provides a passage for fluid to flow from the at least one drain hole in the base of the outer receptacle to an outlet in the overflow conduit, the outlet in the overflow conduit being located between the base of the inner receptacle and the top of the inner receptacle. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160113211 | Wall Planting System - A wall mounted agricultural system includes a mounting structure including first and a second ends and supported from a substantially vertically extending wall surface, and at least one planter box that includes a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom wall that cooperate to form a compartment and an upwardly opening aperture, wherein at least one of the sidewalls comprises a rear wall facing the wall surface, the at least one planter box is configured to mount to the mounting structure such that the rear wall is spaced from the wall surface to create a space therebetween, and wherein the at least one planter box includes an aperture in fluid communication with the compartment and the space positioned between the rear wall and the wall surface, and wherein the aperture in fluid communication with the space is configured to allow water received through the upwardly opening aperture to drain into the space. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160183485 | POT WITH A WATER RESERVE FOR A PLANT - The pot has a container for the substrate of the plant, a container for a water reserve, and means for bringing water from the water reserve to the substrate. It comprises: an external container ( | 06-30-2016 |
