IP Library Granted Patent US 11,631,243
Granted Patent B2
US 11,631,243 · App. 17/504,513 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Indoor growing system

Inventors: Bao Tran (Saratoga, CA); Ha Tran (Saratoga, CA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,631,243
App. No.
17/504,513
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural method includes providing a positive air pressure chamber to prevent outside contaminants from entering the chamber; growing crops in a plurality of cells in the chamber, each cell having multi-grow benches or levels, each cell further having connectors to vertical hoists for vertical movements in the chamber; maintaining pre-set temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, watering and lighting levels to achieve predetermined plant growth; using motorized transport rails to deliver benches for operations including seeding, harvesting, grow media recovery, and bench wash; dispensing seeds in the cell with a mechanical seeder coupled to the transport rails; growing the crops with computer controlled nutrients, light and air level; and harvesting the crops and delivering the harvested crop at a selected outlet of the chamber.

Claims (31)

1. An agricultural method, comprising:

providing a positive air pressure chamber to prevent outside contaminants from entering the chamber;

growing crops in a plurality of cells in the chamber, each cell having multi-grow benches or levels, each cell further having connectors to vertical hoists for vertical movements in the chamber;

maintaining pre-set temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, watering and lighting levels to achieve predetermined plant growth;

using motorized transport rails to deliver benches for operations including seeding, harvesting, grow media recovery, and bench wash;

growing the crops with computer controlled nutrients, light and air level;

harvesting the crops and delivering the harvested crop at a selected outlet of the chamber;

selecting a seed with predetermined end product properties;

selecting microbes to assist seed growth and providing the microbes to help the seed during early stage growth;

planting the seed on a farm and periodically capturing growth data with one or more sensors;

storing the growth data on a blockchain;

viewing the growth data by an interested party; and

controlling an irrigation system in response to the growth data.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing seeds that provide food low in starch and sugar for a diabetic consumer.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising recording growth data on a blockchain, wherein the blockchain comprises Hyperledger or Ethereum blockchain.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising specifying end product properties include product size, drought resistance, or predetermined taste.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising adding entries to the blockchain as the seed moves from the cell to a consumer.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising dispensing fertilizer in response to the growth data.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising embedding microbes in a fertilizer or coating seeds with microbes.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising growing fodder in the chamber controlled by a computer.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving data from IoT (internet of things) sensors and communicating with a cloud to control a farm system.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising financing seeds based on blockchain data.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating tokens used by farmers, farm suppliers, shippers, distributors, and retailers in an ecosystem.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein each generation of the microbes are iteratively grown in a feedback loop.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein each generation of the microbes are iteratively grown to increase microbes providing the predetermined end product property, comprising checking genetic data of each generation of microbes in a feedback loop to increase or decrease predetermined members of the microbes to achieve the determined end product property.

14. The method of claim 1 , comprising capturing a leaf image and determining soil properties based from the leaf image.

15. The method of claim 1 , comprising capturing a leaf image and determining soil properties based from the leaf image.

16. The method of claim 1 , comprising capturing soil image and determining soil properties based therefrom.

17. The method of claim 1 , comprising capturing an image of an organism on the plant, classifying the organism, and recommending a treatment for the organism.

18. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing a farmer with the seed and agreeing to buy an end product from the seed with the predetermined end product properties in advance of planting.

19. The method of claim 18 , comprising providing a network of trucks to pickup the end product by selecting in real-time one or more nearest trucks from a network of trucks, reviewing each truck's shipping cost, and designating one of the trucks to transport the end product.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2026
From: TRAN, BAO
To: WREATH, INC.
Reel/Frame 074589/0977 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17319269 · May 13, 2021
Continuation 17088455 · Nov 3, 2020
Continuation 16528508 · Jul 31, 2019
Provisional Application 62846786 · May 13, 2019
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