Plant nutrient preparation and delivery system
OwnerNicholas Trueinventor
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Abstract
A plant nutrition system includes a reservoir configured to receive a fluid and a nutrient, a lid coupled to a top portion of the reservoir, and a measuring device coupled to the lid, where the measuring device is configured to provide the nutrient to the reservoir, a mixer is coupled to the lid and positioned within the reservoir and is configured to be manipulated to selectively mix the fluid and the nutrient to form a nutrient solution, a pump is positioned within the reservoir and is configured to move the nutrient solution from the reservoir, and a chamber houses a test kit and is configured to receive the nutrient solution from the pump, and the test kit is configured to interact with the nutrient solution in the chamber and to provide a test result relating to the nutrient solution.
Claims15
A plant nutrient system, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to receive a fluid and a predetermined amount of nutrient;
- a measuring device coupled to the reservoir, wherein the measuring device is configured to provide the predetermined amount of nutrient to the reservoir;
- a rinse device coupled with the measuring device, the rinse device configured to provide a rinse solution to the measuring device to remove residual nutrient from the measuring device;
- a mixer positioned within the reservoir, wherein the mixer is configured to be manipulated in a vertical direction to selectively mix the fluid and the predetermined amount of nutrient to form a nutrient solution, wherein the mixer includes a single grated paddle including a body and a plurality of orifices, wherein each orifice of the plurality of orifices extends through the body of the paddle perpendicular to the vertical direction and have the same size, and wherein each of the plurality of orifices is configured to aerate the nutrient solution within the reservoir;
- a pump positioned within the reservoir, wherein the pump is configured to selectively mix the fluid and the predetermined amount of nutrient to form the nutrient solution, and wherein the pump is configured to move the nutrient solution from the reservoir;
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- a chamber having a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber positioned within the second chamber and in fluid communication with the second chamber, wherein the first chamber houses a test kit and is configured to receive the nutrient solution from the pump such that the test kit interacts with the nutrient solution in the first chamber and provides a test result relating to the nutrient solution, and wherein the second chamber is configured to receive a portion of the nutrient solution from the first chamber and provide the portion of the nutrient solution back to the reservoir to further mix the nutrient solution.
A kit, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to receive a fluid and a predetermined amount of nutrient;
- a measuring device configured to couple to the reservoir and to provide the predetermined amount of nutrient to the reservoir;
- a rinse device coupled with the measuring device, the rinse device configured to provide a rinse solution to the measuring device to remove residual nutrient from the measuring device;
- a mixer configured to be manipulated in a vertical direction to selectively mix the fluid and the predetermined amount of nutrient to form a nutrient solution, wherein the mixer includes a single grated paddle including a body and a plurality of orifices, wherein each orifice of the plurality of orifices extends through the body of the paddle perpendicular to the vertical direction and have the same size, and wherein each of the plurality of orifices is configured to aerate the nutrient solution within the reservoir;
- a pump configured to selectively mix the fluid and the predetermined amount of nutrient to form the nutrient solution and move the nutrient solution from the reservoir;
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- a chamber having a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber positioned within the second chamber and in fluid communication with the second chamber, wherein the first chamber houses a test kit and is configured to receive the nutrient solution such that the test kit interacts with the nutrient solution and provides a test result relating to the nutrient solution, and wherein the second chamber is configured to receive a portion of the nutrient solution from the first chamber and provide the portion of the nutrient solution back to the reservoir to further mix the nutrient solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.