Method and apparatus for aeroponic farming
First Claim
1. An aeroponic system, comprising:
- a growth chamber;
at least one flat effective for receiving seeds in an upper side thereof;
light means for providing light effective for photosynthesis in plants; and
means for spraying a nutrient solution onto a lower side of the flats.
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Abstract
A system and method of aeroponic farming includes depositing seeds in a flat containing micro-fleece cloth and placing the flat within a growth chamber. The upper side of the flat is subjected to light of the proper frequencies to promote growth in plants. A nutrient solution is sprayed onto the micro-fleece cloth and the developing root mass of the plants, while controlling temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide within the growth chamber. The plants are harvested resulting from the seeds at a desired stage of growth. The growth chambers can be stacked on each other and/or located side by side to save space within a facility, and to permit sharing the subsystems which control the nutrient solution, temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide for the growth chambers.
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34 Claims
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1. An aeroponic system, comprising:
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a growth chamber;
at least one flat effective for receiving seeds in an upper side thereof;
light means for providing light effective for photosynthesis in plants; and
means for spraying a nutrient solution onto a lower side of the flats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of aeroponic farming, comprising the steps of:
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depositing seeds in at least one flat containing micro-fleece cloth;
positioning the at least one flat within a growth chamber;
subjecting an upper side of the at least one flat to light of the proper frequencies to promote photosynthesis in plants; and
spraying a nutrient solution onto the micro-fleece cloth and the developing root mass of the plants. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A cloth flat for seed germination, comprising a plurality of strips of micro-fleece cloth sewn together to form a plurality of transverse furrows that remain closed when tension is applied orthogonal to the furrows, whereby when un-germinated seeds are positioned within the furrows, the closed furrows protect the un-germinated seeds from direct light.
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32. A structure for seed germination and growth, comprising:
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first and second sets of rails;
wherein each set of rails includes an upper rail and a lower rail;
first and second scissors mechanisms;
cloth affixed between the first and second scissors mechanisms;
the first and second scissors mechanisms being contained within the first and second sets of rails, and, such that as the flat is moved along the first and second sets of rails, a convergence of the upper and lower rails within each set of rails causes a length of the flat to be increased, while a divergence of the first set of rails from the second set of rails causes a width of the flat to be increased. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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