Water, light and airflow control system and configuration for a plant air purifier
AssigneeMarc Anthony Mittelmark
InventorMartin Mittelmark
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Abstract
A plant air purifier and associated method for purifying air, comprising: at least one grow container; a filter bed comprising a surface which is horizontal within 20 degrees of a horizontal plane; at least one plant which grows within the filter bed; a reservoir for containing water for watering the at least one plant; a mechanical watering device which waters the filter bed from the top down; a pump for pumping water from the reservoir to and through the mechanical watering device; and an air propulsion mechanism for propelling air through the filter bed.
Claims44
A plant air purifier, comprising:
- a filter bed;
- at least one plant growing within said filter bed;
- a mechanical watering device which waters said filter bed from the top down;
- an air propulsion mechanism for propelling air through said filter bed;
- and
- a computerized control system controlling said air propulsion mechanism by at least one of:
- shutting off said air propulsion mechanism based upon when said mechanical watering device is watering said filter bed;
- and turning on said air propulsion mechanism based upon water having substantially ceased draining though said filter bed.
A method for purifying air using a plant air purifier, comprising:
- providing a filter bed;
- growing at least one plant within said filter bed;
- watering said filter bed from the top down, using a mechanical watering device;
- propelling air through said filter bed using an air propulsion mechanism;
- and
- controlling said air propulsion mechanism using a computerized control system by at least one of:
- shutting off said air propulsion mechanism based upon when said mechanical watering device is watering said filter bed;
- and turning on said air propulsion mechanism based upon water having substantially ceased draining though said filter bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.