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US 12,302,805 B2Granted
Grow method and system
AssigneeHippo Harvest Inc.
InventorsWim Meeussen, Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Alexander Boenig
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Abstract
A hydroponic grow system and grow method. The system includes growing plants in grow modules that are individually moveable. The plants grow in trays where roots never touch the water supply.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a grow module that includes:
- a growing tray;
- a membrane;
- a top cover through which oxygen reaches plant roots of a plurality of plants, wherein the top cover comprises a non-transparent material, wherein edges of the membrane create a light blocking seal on edges of the top cover, and wherein the top cover forms vertical shaft openings of a thickness that prevent light from reaching the membrane but through which oxygen reaches the plant roots;
- a separator that contacts the membrane at one or more outer edges of the membrane, separating the top cover and the membrane causing fresh air to contact a layer of water that covers the plant roots;
- and
- wherein the growing tray allows a flow of a nutrient water supply
- wherein the plant roots are prevented from growing down into the flow of the nutrient water supply.
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A method for growing plants in a hydroponic system, the method comprising:
- growing plants in a grow module that includes:
- a growing tray;
- a membrane;
- a top cover through which oxygen reaches plant roots of a plurality of plants, wherein the top cover comprises a non-transparent material, wherein edges of the membrane create a light blocking seal on edges of the top cover, and wherein the top cover forms vertical shaft openings of a thickness that prevent light from reaching the membrane but through which oxygen reaches the plant roots;
- a separator that contacts the membrane at one or more outer edges of the membrane, separating the top cover and the membrane causing fresh air to contact a layer of water that covers the plant roots;
- and
- wherein the growing tray allows a flow of a nutrient water supply
- wherein the plant roots are prevented from growing down into the flow of the nutrient water supply.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.