US 2026/0271848 A1Published application

Plant Growing System

OwnerKeith Fordinventor

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Abstract

A plant growing system for growing plants hydroponically includes a reservoir, a shelf, and a fluid circulation mechanism. The shelf is mounted in a position spaced above the reservoir. The fluid circulation mechanism includes a delivery line extending from a cavity of the reservoir to the recess of the shelf, a pump mounted to the delivery line, and a return line extending from a recess of the shelf to the cavity of the reservoir. The pump is operable to urge a nutrient fluid from the cavity of the reservoir to the recess of the shelf via the delivery line, and the nutrient fluid is allowed to pass through the return line after circulating in the recess of the shelf. A framework is be provided for growing additional plants above the shelf. A processor operates components of the plant growing system to promote plant growth in various ways.

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Dependent claims

A plant growing system comprising:

a reservoir comprising a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending away from the bottom wall, the reservoir having a cavity defined by the bottom wall and the perimeter wall, the cavity being open at a top end of the reservoir;
a shelf coupled to and spaced upwardly from the reservoir, the shelf having a base wall and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall being coupled to and extending away from the base wall, the shelf having a recess defined by the base wall and the peripheral wall;
a fluid circulation mechanism coupled to the reservoir and the shelf, the fluid circulation mechanism comprising:
a delivery line extending from the cavity of the reservoir to the recess of the shelf;
a pump mounted to the delivery line, the pump being operable to urge a nutrient fluid from the cavity of the reservoir to the recess of the shelf via the delivery line;
and
a return line extending from the recess of the shelf to the cavity of the reservoir, the return line facilitating drainage of the nutrient fluid from the recess of the shelf to the cavity of the reservoir;
a framework coupled to and extending upwardly from the peripheral wall of the shelf, the framework comprising a plurality of frame cells, each frame cell of the plurality of frame cells having an opening extending therethrough;
and
a plurality of lamps coupled to the framework, each lamp of the plurality of lamps being operatively coupled to the processor, each lamp of the plurality of lamps being mounted to an associated frame cell of the plurality of frame cells such that each lamp is positioned extending along and adjacent to a top member of the associated frame cell.

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A plant growing system comprising:

a reservoir comprising a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending away from the bottom wall, the reservoir having a cavity defined by the bottom wall and the perimeter wall, the cavity being open at a top end of the reservoir;
a shelf coupled to and spaced upwardly from the reservoir, the shelf having a base wall and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall being coupled to and extending away from the base wall, the shelf having a recess defined by the base wall and the peripheral wall;
a plurality of trays coupled to the shelf, the plurality of trays being positioned in the recess of the shelf;
a fluid circulation mechanism coupled to the reservoir and the shelf, the fluid circulation mechanism comprising:
a delivery line extending from the cavity of the reservoir to the recess of the shelf;
a pump mounted to the delivery line, the pump being operable to urge a nutrient fluid from the cavity of the reservoir to the recess of the shelf via the delivery line;
a return line extending from the recess of the shelf to the cavity of the reservoir, the return line facilitating drainage of the nutrient fluid from the recess of the shelf to the cavity of the reservoir;
and
a filtration device mounted on the delivery line between the reservoir and the pump, the filtration device being configured to filter undesirable substances from the nutrient fluid;
a processor operatively coupled to the pump of the fluid circulation mechanism, the processor comprising an artificial intelligence module;
a framework coupled to and extending upwardly from the peripheral wall of the shelf, the framework comprising a plurality of frame cells, each frame cell of the plurality of frame cells having an opening extending therethrough, each frame cell of the plurality of frame cells comprising a top member, a bottom member, and a pair of side members, the top member and the bottom member of each frame cell being positioned opposite each other across the pair of side members, the pair of side members of each frame cell being oriented perpendicularly to the top member and the bottom member of the frame cell;
a plurality of lamps coupled to the framework, each lamp of the plurality of lamps being operatively coupled to the processor, each lamp of the plurality of lamps being mounted to an associated frame cell of the plurality of frame cells, each lamp of the plurality of lamps being positioned on the top member of the associated frame cell;
a connection assembly coupled to the framework for attaching additional frameworks to the framework, the connection assembly comprising a plurality of first lateral connection members coupled to a first lateral side of the framework, a plurality of second lateral connection members coupled to a second lateral side of the framework, and a plurality of top connection members coupled to a top side of the framework, each first lateral connection member of the plurality of first lateral connection members comprising an insertion member, each second lateral connection member of the plurality of second lateral connection members comprising a receiver, each top connection member of the plurality of top connection members comprising an insertion member;
a pair of plant rafts, each plant raft of the pair of plant rafts having a buoyancy sufficient to float atop the nutrient fluid in the cavity of the reservoir, each plant raft having a plurality of holes extending therethrough to permit plants to be inserted into the holes to contact the nutrient fluid while being seated atop the plant raft;
a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote electronic device via the transceiver;
a battery electrically coupled to the processor;
a solar panel electrically couplable to the battery;
and
a power cord electrically couplable to the processor and to an external power supply.

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