# US 12,108,711 B2 · Active polymer materials for growing more vigorous, larger and healthier plants > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,108,711 B2 - Document ID: US12108711B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/798,088 - Filed: 2017-10-30 - Published: 2019-05-02 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-23 - Assignees: Hologenix LLC - Applicants: HGXE Holdings, LLC - Inventors: Zev Samuel Bassin; David Drew Horinek - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12108711B2 ## CPC - A01G 31/02: Special apparatus therefor (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00) - A01G 7/06: Treatment of growing trees or plants, e.g. for preventing decay of wood, for tingeing flowers or wood, for prolonging the life of plants - A01G 24/35: containing water-absorbing polymers - A01H 4/00: Plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques {; Tissue culture techniques therefor} - A01H 4/008: {Methods for regeneration to complete plants} - A01H 6/28: Cannabaceae, e.g. cannabis - A01G 13/33: Sheets or films - 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) - A01H: NEW PLANTS OR {NON-TRANSGENIC} PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES ## Abstract The present invention provides compositions, kits and methods for growing more vigorous, larger, and healthier plants, including from clone cuttings. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for improving plant growth, said method comprising: (a) providing a kit having a plant with at least one portion of the plant contained by at least one of a bag and pot filled with a growth media, and including an active polymer forming the at least one of the bag and pot; (b) touching at least one part of the active polymer to the plant; (c) growing said plant; and wherein the active polymer comprises one or more minerals suspended, embedded, or otherwise incorporated in a polymer matrix, the active polymer is operable to absorb light, convert the absorbed light into infrared light, and emit the infrared light, and wherein the one or more minerals comprises silicon carbide present in a ratio of at least 3:2; wherein said plant exhibits improved growth compared to a control plant grown without said active polymer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer absorbs electromagnetic radiation between 400 nm to 14000 nm wavelength. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer polarizes electromagnetic radiation between 400 nm to 14000 nm wavelength. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer absorbs electromagnetic radiation and emits light between 200 and 1100 nm wavelength. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer comprises one or more mineral types selected from the group consisting of calcium carbide (CaC2), titanium dioxide (TiO2), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), and silicon dioxide (SiO2). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer comprises one or more polymer types selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyester, nylon, rayon, and spandex. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the mineral suspended, embedded or otherwise incorporated in the polymer matrix comprises about 1% to about 2% of a total weight of the active polymer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer is extruded into a form selected from the group consisting of a fiber, a staple fiber, a film, and a sheet. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer is placed in contact with the growth media for said plant. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the selected form of the active polymer is a fiber, and wherein said fiber is made into a textile using a technique selected from the group consisting of weaving, stitching, sewing, knitting, bonding, fusing, and felting. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the kit comprises a planting container with the active polymer material comprising the polymer matrix and a mineral powder, and the active polymer material lining the inside of the planting container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the kit includes the plant being potted. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the active polymer matrix comprises a mineral powder incorporated into the polymer matrix. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the kit is in a form of a bagged or potted growth media with the plant embedded in the active polymer material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the plant is a clone. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the plant is in a seedling form. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the plant is male. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the plant is female. ### Claim 19 A method of growing a plant or plant part thereof comprising: providing a kit in a form of a plant surrounded by growth media with an active polymer material containing the plant and growth media; positioning the plant or part thereof touching the active polymer material, wherein the active polymer material is operable to absorb light, convert the absorbed light into infrared light, and emit the infrared, and wherein the one or more minerals comprises silicon carbide present in a ratio of at least 3:2, and growing the plant, wherein said plant exhibits improved growth compared to a control plant grown without said active polymer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the active polymer material emits light in a wavelength between about 350 nm to about 800 nm. ### Claim 21 A method for improving plant growth, said method comprising: (a) providing a kit having an active polymer, a growth media, and a plant, wherein the active polymer surrounds the plant and growth media and comprises one or more minerals suspended, embedded or otherwise incorporated in a polymer matrix, and wherein the active polymer is operable to absorb light, convert the absorbed light into infrared light, and emit the infrared light, and wherein the one or more minerals comprises silicon carbide present in a ratio of at least 3:2; (b) touching at least one part of the active polymer to the plant; and (c) growing said plant, wherein said plant exhibits improved growth compared to a control plant grown without said active polymer.