# US 10,863,683 B1 · Insulated housing having a controllable interior environment

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- Number: US 10,863,683 B1
- Document ID: US10863683B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/986,151
- Filed: 2018-05-22
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2012-04-02
- Applicants: Filomena Lori Lehman; Estelle Y. Stambaugh; Americo J. Rosato
- Inventors: Filomena Lori Lehman; Estelle Y. Stambaugh; Americo J. Rosato
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863683B1

## CPC

- A01G 31/06: Hydroponic culture on racks or in stacked containers
- A01G 7/045: {with electric lighting}
- A01G 9/20: Forcing-frames; Lights {, i.e. glass panels covering the forcing-frames}
- A01G 9/24: Devices {or systems} for heating, ventilating, regulating temperature {, illuminating}, or watering, in greenhouses, forcing-frames, or the like
- A01G 31/00: Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics (growth substrates therefor A01G24/00; cultivation of seaweed A01G33/00)
- A01G 31/02: Special apparatus therefor (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00)
- Y02A 40/25: Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor
- Y02P 60/21: Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures
- A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12)
- Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

A shell with a controllable indoor climate. The shell may house plants, such as produce, for farming purposes. The shell may be made of scalable structurally insulated panels. Within the shell may be trays for facilitating the growth of the plants. Lighting, climate, and nutrients may be controlled for the proper growth of the plants.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A housing having a controllable interior environment, said housing comprising:
a shell having a plurality of walls including a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls;
each of said walls each comprising at least one modular structural insulated panel, whereby said shell is modular with the number of panels used allowing the size of said shell to be fabricated to a desired scale;
at least one of said walls including an insulated door;
a cartridge sized for removable insertion within said shell through said door;
said cartridge supporting a plurality of vertically spaced trays for containing plant matter;
said plurality of vertically spaced trays being simultaneously removed from said shell upon removal of said cartridge; and
a plurality of lights disposed within said shell and configured such that light is projected onto each of said trays.

### Claim 2

A housing having a controllable interior environment, said housing comprising:
a shell having a plurality of walls including a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls;
each of said walls each including a plurality of modular structural insulated panels, whereby said shell is modular with the number of panels used allowing the size of said shell to be fabricated to a desired scale;
at least one cartridge sized for removable insertion within said shell, said cartridge supporting a plurality of vertically spaced trays for containing plant matter;
a plurality of lights disposed within said shell and configured such that light is projected onto each of said trays;
at least one of said walls including an insulated door; and
said plurality of vertically spaced trays being removed from said shell with the removal of said at least one cartridge.

### Claim 3

A method of growing plants within a housing having a controllable interior environment, said method comprising:
providing a shell having a plurality of walls including a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls, each of said walls each including a plurality of modular structural insulated panels;
said shell including a door;
providing at least one cartridge sized for removable insertion within said shell through said door, said cartridge supporting a plurality of vertically spaced trays, said vertically spaced trays being removable as a unit with removal of said at least one cartridge;
placing at least one plant, nutrients, and water into each of said trays;
said shell including a plurality of lights disposed therein and configured such that light is projected onto each of said trays;
controlling the interior of said shell by maintaining air temperature and humidity within desired ranges.