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US 10,865,155 B2Granted
Internet of things (IoT) biotower (BloTower#) system and process for recycling food wastes into nutrients for growing organic plants
AssigneeTon Duc Thang University
InventorThinh Hoang Do
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Abstract
An Internet of Things (IoT) BIoTower™ for recycling food wastes into nutrients and for growing organic plants is disclosed which includes a food waste disposable tower for receiving food wastes; a multi-leveled carousels connected to the food waste disposable tower, each containing soils infested with earthworms; and an Internet of Things (IoT) irrigation system designed to provide sustainability to the soils and the organic plants.
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A bio-tower for growing organic plants, comprising:
- a food waste disposal tower for receiving food wastes;
- multi-leveled carousels, connected to and radiating outward from an outer circumference of said food waste disposal tower, each carousel adapted to contain earthworms-infested soils for growing said organic plants;
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- an Internet-of-Thing (IoT) based irrigation system adapted to provide water to said earthworms-infested soils so as to maintain a proper humidity for said organic plants and earthworms, wherein said food waste disposal tower includes a plurality of exit and entry openings designed for said earthworms to enter to digest said food wastes and return to said multi-leveled carousels to excrete nutrients that fertilize said organic plants, wherein said Internet-of-Thing (IoT) based irrigation system further comprises a controller configured to provide water to said earthworms-infested soils upon wirelessly receiving temperature and humidity data from sensors coupled to said multi-leveled carousels using an Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
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A method for encouraging the separation of organic wastes and growing of organic plants using a bio-tower, comprising;
- (e) providing worm-infested soil areas in said bio-tower where said organic plants are grown;
- (f) providing a food waste area;
- (g) aesthetically arranging earthworm-infested soils around said food waste area so that the growing of said organic plants encourage the discarding of said food wastes into said food waste area, wherein said food waste area having a plurality of exit and entry openings so that earthworms are able to enter said food waste area to digest said food wastes and return to said earthworm-infested soils to deposit nutrients into said earthworm-infested soils;
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- (h) remotely providing humidity to said worm-infested earthworm infested soils, said organic plants, and said earthworms using an Internet of things (IoT) based irrigation system;
- wherein said bio-tower further comprises a food waste disposal tower for receiving said food wastes;
- and multi-leveled carousels connected to said food waste disposal tower, each carousel adapted to contain earthworms-infested soils for growing said organic plants, wherein said Internet-of-Thing (IoT) based irrigation system further comprises a controller configured to provide water to said earthworms-infested soils upon wirelessly receiving temperature and humidity data from sensors coupled to said multi-leveled carousels using an Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
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