IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,140,835
Granted Patent B2
US 11,140,835 · App. 16/456,991 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Wall mounted agricultural assembly

Inventor: Leo Vincent Gartland (Norton Shores, MI)
Assignee: Hortech, Inc.
A01G9/025A01G27/003A01G27/005A01G27/008
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Patent No.
US 11,140,835
App. No.
16/456,991
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wall mounted agricultural assembly includes a first planter and a second planter below the first planter, and a water supply arrangement that includes a fluid supply delivering fluid from a fluid supply to the first and second planters and a first valve configured to allow or prevent fluid flow to the planters, and a second valve configured to prevent or allow fluid to bypass the planters.

Claims (36)

1. A wall mounted agricultural assembly, comprising:

a first planter configured to attach to a substantially vertical wall structure at a first vertical height and having a first interior space configured to receive plant matter;

a second planter configured to attach to the wall structure at a second vertical height that is less than the first vertical height and having a second interior space configured to receive plant matter; and

a water supply arrangement, comprising:

a fluid supply line configured to deliver a fluid from a fluid supply to the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter;

a first valve in fluid communication with the fluid supply line downstream of the fluid supply and upstream of the first planter, the first valve operable between an open position where the fluid may be provided from the fluid supply to the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter, and a closed position preventing the fluid from being supplied from the fluid supply to the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter; and

a second valve in fluid communication with the fluid supply line downstream of the second planter, the second valve operable between a closed position requiring the fluid to enter the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter, and an open position allowing the fluid to bypass the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter, wherein the second valve is in the closed position when the first valve is in the open position, and the second valve is in the open position when the first valve is in the closed position.

2. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 1 , wherein the water supply arrangement further comprises a drain tube in fluid communication with the second valve and positioned downstream of the second valve, wherein the fluid drains into the drain tube when the second valve is in the open position.

3. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 2 , wherein the drain tube is in fluid communication with the fluid supply, and wherein the fluid supply is downstream of the drain tube.

4. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 3 , wherein the drain tube is located vertically below the second valve.

5. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 4 , further comprising:

a third planter configured to attach to the wall structure at a third vertical height that is less than the second vertical height and having a third interior space configured to receive plant matter, wherein the fluid supply line is in fluid communication with the third interior space.

6. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 5 , wherein the water supply arrangement further comprises a controller configured to control the first and second valves between the open and closed positions, respectively.

7. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 6 , wherein the controller includes a timer configured to activate the controller to move the first and second valves between the open and closed positions, respectively, at predetermined time sequences.

8. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 7 , wherein the water supply arrangement further comprises at least one auxiliary fluid supply line configured to deliver the fluid from the fluid supply line to the first, second and third interior spaces.

9. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 8 , wherein the at least one auxiliary fluid supply line includes at least one nozzle configured to spray the fluid into the first, second and third interior spaces.

10. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third planter configured to attach to the wall structure at a third vertical height that is less than the second vertical height and having a third interior space configured to receive plant matter, wherein the fluid supply line is in fluid communication with the third interior space.

11. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 1 , wherein the water supply arrangement further comprises a controller configured to control the first and second valves between the open and closed positions, respectively.

12. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 1 , wherein the water supply arrangement further comprises at least one auxiliary fluid supply line configured to deliver the fluid from the fluid supply line to the first and second interior spaces.

13. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 12 , wherein the at least one auxiliary fluid supply line includes at least one nozzle configured to spray the fluid into the first and second interior spaces.

14. A wall mounted agricultural assembly, comprising:

a first planter configured to attach to a substantially vertical wall structure at a first vertical height and having a first interior space configured to receive plant matter;

a second planter configured to attach to the wall structure at a second vertical height that is less than the first vertical height and having a second interior space configured to receive plant matter; and

a water supply arrangement, comprising:

a fluid supply line configured to deliver a fluid from a fluid supply to the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter;

a first valve in fluid communication with the fluid supply line downstream of the fluid supply and upstream of the first planter, the first valve operable between an open position where the fluid may be provided from the fluid supply to the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter, and a closed position preventing the fluid from being supplied from the fluid supply to the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter;

a second valve in fluid communication with the fluid supply line downstream of the second planter, the second valve operable between a closed position requiring the fluid to enter the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter, and an open position allowing the fluid to bypass the first interior space of the first planter and the second interior space of the second planter, wherein the second valve is in the closed position when the first valve is in the open position, and the second valve is in the open position when the first valve is in the closed position; and

a drain tube in fluid communication with the second valve and positioned downstream of the second valve, wherein the fluid drains into the drain tube when the second valve is in the open position, and wherein the drain tube is located vertically below the second valve; and

a controller configured to control the first and second valves between the open and closed positions, respectively.

15. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 14 , wherein the drain tube is in fluid communication with the fluid supply, and wherein the fluid supply is downstream of the drain tube.

16. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 14 , further comprising:

a third planter configured to attach to the wall structure at a third vertical height that is less than the second vertical height and having a third interior space configured to receive plant matter, wherein the fluid supply line is in fluid communication with the third interior space.

17. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 14 , wherein the controller includes a timer configured to activate the controller to move the first and second valves between the open and closed positions, respectively, at predetermined time sequences.

18. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 14 , wherein the water supply arrangement further comprises at least one auxiliary fluid supply line configured to deliver the fluid from the fluid supply line to the first and second interior spaces.

19. The wall mounted agricultural assembly of claim 18 , wherein the at least one auxiliary fluid supply line includes at least one nozzle configured to spray the fluid into the first and second interior spaces.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2019
From: GARTLAND, LEO VINCENT
To: HORTECH, INC.
Reel/Frame 049625/0733 →
Continuity (1)
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