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US 12,757,845 B2Granted
Enclosed home growing environment
AssigneeHeliponix, LLC
InventorsScott Thomas Massey, Ivan Lee Ball
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Abstract
An appliance for the cultivation of indoor plants and vegetation. The appliance may include a planting column with multiple receptacles for receiving seed cartridges. The appliance may provide nutrients, fluids, and light based on specific characteristics of each individual plant being cultivated. In various implementations, the appliance may be under-the-counter, counter-top, and/or ceiling height configurations.
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An appliance comprising:
- a growing chamber defining an interior enclosure having at least one controllable environmental characteristic, the growing chamber having an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein when the growing chamber is in the open configuration the interior enclosure is exposed to an exterior environment and when the growing chamber is in the closed configuration a door physically isolates the interior enclosure from the exterior environment, the door slidable by a motor from a front of the system in the closed configuration to the rear of the system in the open position;
- a base configured to at least partially extend from the growing chamber when the growing chamber is in the open configuration and to retract within the interior enclosure when the growing chamber is in the closed configuration;
- a reservoir positioned below the base and removable from the appliance independently from the base;
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- a planting column positioned over the base and configured to extend and retract together with the base, the planting column configured to rotate in the closed configuration when retracted into the interior enclosure and in the open configuration when extended into the exterior environment, the planting column including multiple rings with at least five planting receptacles per ring and wherein the number of rings are variable to form a desired number of rings or a desired number of planting receptacles.
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A system comprising:
- a growing chamber having at least one wall associated with a rear of the system and a door to define an interior enclosure, the growing chamber having an open configuration in which the interior enclosure is exposed to an exterior environment and a closed configuration in which the interior enclosure is isolated from the exterior environment, the door slidable by a motor from a front of the system in the closed configuration to the rear of the system in the open position;
- a base configured to at least partially extend from the growing chamber when the growing chamber is in the open configuration and to retract within the interior enclosure when the growing chamber is in the closed configuration;
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- a first planting column positioned over the base and configured to extend and retract together with the base, the first planting column to receive a variable number of rings, each ring including a plurality of planting receptacles.
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An appliance comprising:
- three physically isolated chambers including:
- a first refrigeration chamber for providing refrigeration level climate control at a first temperature, wherein when the first chamber is in an open configuration a first interior enclosure is exposed to an exterior environment and when the first chamber is in a closed configuration a first door physically isolates the first interior enclosure from the exterior environment;
- a second freezer chamber for providing a freezer level climate control at a second temperature, the second temperature less than the first temperature and wherein when the second chamber is in an open configuration a second interior enclosure is exposed to the exterior environment and when the second chamber is in a closed configuration a second door physically isolates the second interior enclosure from the exterior environment;
- a third growing chamber defining an interior enclosure having at least one controllable environmental characteristic, the third growing chamber having an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein when the third growing chamber is in the open configuration a third interior enclosure is exposed to the exterior environment and when the third growing chamber is in the closed configuration a third door physically isolates the third interior enclosure from the exterior environment;
- a base configured to at least partially extend from the third growing chamber when the third growing chamber is in the open configuration and to retract within the third interior enclosure when the third growing chamber is in the closed configuration;
- a planting column positioned over the base and configured to extend and retract together with the base, the planting column configured to rotate in the closed configuration when retracted into the interior enclosure and in the open configuration when extended into the exterior environment, the planting column including multiple rings;
- a condenser to maintain the first chamber at the first temperature and the second chamber at the second temperature;
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- a reservoir is in fluid communication with a water source associated with the appliance and the planting column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.