CA1280602C - Apparatus for hydroponics - Google Patents
Apparatus for hydroponicsInfo
- Publication number
- CA1280602C CA1280602C CA000541934A CA541934A CA1280602C CA 1280602 C CA1280602 C CA 1280602C CA 000541934 A CA000541934 A CA 000541934A CA 541934 A CA541934 A CA 541934A CA 1280602 C CA1280602 C CA 1280602C
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- plant
- cover
- culture bed
- box
- culture
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
- A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
- A01G24/10—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing inorganic material
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
- A01G24/30—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing synthetic organic compounds
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
- A01G24/40—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor characterised by their structure
- A01G24/44—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor characterised by their structure in block, mat or sheet form
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
- A01G24/40—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor characterised by their structure
- A01G24/48—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor characterised by their structure containing foam or presenting a foam structure
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
- Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
- Y02P60/21—Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Environmental Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Hydroponics (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP62-046887 | 1987-03-31 | ||
| JP1987046887U JPH0448689Y2 (en, 2012) | 1987-03-31 | 1987-03-31 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1280602C true CA1280602C (en) | 1991-02-26 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000541934A Expired - Lifetime CA1280602C (en) | 1987-03-31 | 1987-07-13 | Apparatus for hydroponics |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4794728A (en, 2012) |
| EP (1) | EP0284681A1 (en, 2012) |
| JP (1) | JPH0448689Y2 (en, 2012) |
| KR (1) | KR880010659A (en, 2012) |
| AU (1) | AU580917B2 (en, 2012) |
| BR (1) | BR8705669A (en, 2012) |
| CA (1) | CA1280602C (en, 2012) |
Families Citing this family (21)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2621218B1 (fr) * | 1987-10-02 | 1989-12-08 | Saint Gobain Isover | Substrat pour culture hors sol a teneur en eau controlee dans son epaisseur |
| US5224294A (en) * | 1991-07-25 | 1993-07-06 | E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Hydroponic growth system |
| US6401389B1 (en) | 1999-10-21 | 2002-06-11 | Randy A. Mount | Automatic plant watering system and method |
| US6561353B2 (en) | 2001-06-01 | 2003-05-13 | Deborah Levieux | Apparatus and method for securing a vase upon a car seat |
| US7407340B2 (en) * | 2002-06-20 | 2008-08-05 | Joe Don Byles | Modular, self contained, engineered irrigation landscape and flower bed panel |
| US20100005716A1 (en) * | 2002-06-20 | 2010-01-14 | Byles Joe D | Portable Apparatus for Promoting and Containing Plant Growth |
| US20100307056A1 (en) * | 2002-06-20 | 2010-12-09 | Byles Joe D | Modular Planting and Irrigation Device, System and Method |
| GB0300701D0 (en) * | 2003-01-13 | 2003-02-12 | Rockwool Int | Method and apparatus for growing plants |
| WO2004100648A1 (en) * | 2003-05-15 | 2004-11-25 | GARTNERIET BLADGRØNT ApS | Growing system and inactive growing medium, in particular for use in the growing system |
| DE102006046132A1 (de) * | 2006-09-28 | 2008-04-03 | Melitta Radner | Räumliches Modul, das mit gleichartigen Modulen zu einer größeren Einheit aufbaubar ist |
| FR2913866B1 (fr) * | 2007-03-22 | 2012-03-02 | Marie Claude Palau | Tableau vegetal |
| US7647726B2 (en) * | 2007-04-05 | 2010-01-19 | Steven William Gallo | Cover for plant growing medium |
| US20100083573A1 (en) * | 2008-10-07 | 2010-04-08 | Steven William Gallo | System for growing plants |
| US20150334925A1 (en) * | 2014-05-24 | 2015-11-26 | Barry D. Setzer | Container containing components for erecting above-ground planters, method of erecting above-ground planters, and modular above-ground planters |
| US20160235022A1 (en) * | 2015-02-12 | 2016-08-18 | Cody YEAGER | Seed starter |
| CA3075644A1 (en) | 2017-10-09 | 2019-04-18 | Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, Llc | Aqueous binder compositions |
| MX2021012232A (es) | 2019-04-09 | 2022-01-24 | Owens Corning Intellectual Capital Llc | Productos para el aislamiento formados a partir de composiciones aglutinantes acuosas. |
| WO2021118960A1 (en) | 2019-12-09 | 2021-06-17 | Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, Llc | Fiberglass insulation product |
| US11813833B2 (en) | 2019-12-09 | 2023-11-14 | Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, Llc | Fiberglass insulation product |
| US20220159914A1 (en) * | 2020-11-21 | 2022-05-26 | Richard J Eisen | Top cover and planter system |
| US11083145B1 (en) * | 2020-11-21 | 2021-08-10 | Richard J Eisen | Planter system |
Family Cites Families (15)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2148048A (en) * | 1935-03-26 | 1939-02-21 | Marion R Mulford | Carton |
| US2688431A (en) * | 1950-07-29 | 1954-09-07 | Joseph K Loeb | Container |
| GB891078A (en) * | 1960-02-19 | 1962-03-07 | Prins Ltd H | Improvements in containers for bulbs or the like of growing plants |
| FR1398671A (fr) * | 1964-06-16 | 1965-05-07 | Emballage pour pistolet-jouet et ses munitions | |
| US3872621A (en) * | 1973-08-02 | 1975-03-25 | George Greenbaum | Horticultural cell system |
| US4118891A (en) * | 1975-10-02 | 1978-10-10 | Kehl Donald K | System for growing plants |
| JPS5353747Y2 (en, 2012) * | 1975-11-27 | 1978-12-22 | ||
| DE2744143C2 (de) * | 1977-09-30 | 1983-06-09 | Bruno 8039 Puchheim Gruber | Verwendung eines Behälters zur Anzucht und Kultur von Pflanzen |
| DE2748732A1 (de) * | 1977-10-29 | 1979-05-03 | Vetter Jakob Gmbh & Co | Vorrichtung fuer die aufzucht von pflanzen im hydrokulturverfahren |
| IL55830A (en) * | 1978-10-31 | 1979-12-30 | Ein Gedi Kvutztat Poalim Lehit | Units nad systems for hydroponics |
| JPS6055352U (ja) * | 1983-09-26 | 1985-04-18 | 渡辺 三義 | 箱体に収容される水耕栽培器 |
| EP0169687A1 (en) * | 1984-07-10 | 1986-01-29 | Kabushiki Kaisha Seiwa | Cultivation bed |
| IT1179018B (it) * | 1984-07-16 | 1987-09-16 | Gualtiero Giovando | Impianto per l'idrocoltura di vegetali su un substrato capillare all'interno di un film fotoselettivo |
| US4726468A (en) * | 1985-03-11 | 1988-02-23 | Chicago Corrugated Box Co. | Stabilizer box with variable opening |
| DE8525057U1 (de) * | 1985-09-02 | 1987-01-15 | H. Von Gimborn Gmbh, 4240 Emmerich | Packung mit keimfähigem Saatgut |
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1987
- 1987-03-31 JP JP1987046887U patent/JPH0448689Y2/ja not_active Expired
- 1987-07-10 US US07/087,544 patent/US4794728A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-07-10 AU AU75612/87A patent/AU580917B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1987-07-13 CA CA000541934A patent/CA1280602C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-07-15 EP EP87306240A patent/EP0284681A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1987-10-13 KR KR870011350A patent/KR880010659A/ko not_active Ceased
- 1987-10-22 BR BR878705669A patent/BR8705669A/pt unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP0284681A1 (en) | 1988-10-05 |
| BR8705669A (pt) | 1988-10-11 |
| AU7561287A (en) | 1988-09-29 |
| JPH0448689Y2 (en, 2012) | 1992-11-17 |
| AU580917B2 (en) | 1989-02-02 |
| KR880010659A (ko) | 1988-10-24 |
| JPS63155353U (en, 2012) | 1988-10-12 |
| US4794728A (en) | 1989-01-03 |
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| MKLA | Lapsed |