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US 12,302,811 B2Granted
Automated indoor growing apparatuses and related methods
Assignee80 Acres Urban Agriculture, Inc.
InventorsPatricia C. Livingston, Mike Zelkind, Robert Schouten, Kees Breukel
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Abstract
An indoor growing facility includes an enclosed structure defined by one or more first walls and a growing shell defining a grow zone positioned in the enclosed structure. The growing shell defined by one or more second walls. The indoor growing facility also includes at least one environmental control component positioned inside the enclosed structure and outside the growing shell.
Claims20
An indoor growing facility comprising:
- a climate control apparatus configured to produce a plurality of streams of airflow, each stream of airflow having predetermined climate conditions;
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- a growing structure defining a plurality of growing pathways, the growing structure comprising:
- a plurality of horizontal barriers and a plurality of vertical barriers;
- a plenum wall positioned on a first side of the growing structure configured to supply the plurality of streams of airflow to the plurality of growing pathways;
- a return wall positioned at a second side of the growing structure opposite to the first side configured to return air from the growing structure to the first side;
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- a loading lane positioned between the plurality of growing pathways and the return wall and a loading elevator positioned adjacent the loading lane configured to selectively load plants into one growing pathway of the plurality of growing pathways;
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- wherein each growing pathway of the plurality of growing pathways is isolated from an adjacent growing pathway by the plurality of horizontal barriers and the plurality of vertical barriers to allow introduction of a stream of airflow of the plurality of streams of airflow into each growing pathway.
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