IP Library Granted Patent US 12,356,907
Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,907 · App. 17/683,366 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inverted plant growth and selection system and method of use

Inventor: Blas Montezano (Miami, FL)
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Patent No.
US 12,356,907
App. No.
17/683,366
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inverted plant growth and selection system and method of use is provided for growing high quality vegetation yields with fewer resources and comprises a plurality of cisterns, growing propagation vessels, hoist modules, automated light control stations, and aquatic and ambient air frequency stimulations.

Claims (22)

1. A method for inverted hydroponic plant growth comprising the steps of:

configuring a building or warehouse structure to comprise a growing area, a harvesting area, and a processing area wherein the growing area has a first designated growth area, a second designated growth area, a third designated growth area, a fourth designated growth area, and a fifth designated growth area, the harvesting area has at least one harvesting scaffold and at least one hoist lifting system, and the growing area has at least one upper bracket beam system, at least one electronically controlled fan, and at least one electronically controlled frequency emission system;

sprouting a plant from a seed in the first designated growth area;

removably coupling at least one plant into at least one grooved root containment support beam of at least one cistern having an aquatic solution in an inverted position in the second designated growth area;

transitioning and removably coupling the at least one plant into at least one grooved root containment support beam of at least one cistern having an aquatic solution in an inverted position in the third designated growth area;

transitioning and removably coupling the at least one plant into at least one grooved root containment support beam of at least one growing propagation vessel having an aquatic solution in an inverted position in the fourth designated growth area;

transitioning and removably coupling the at least one plant into at least one grooved root containment support beam of at least one growing propagation vessel having an aquatic solution in an inverted position in the fifth designated growth area;

providing air, light, and frequency stimulation to at least one plant in the growing areas;

processing at least one plant in the processing area; and

harvesting at least one plant,

wherein the height, weight, aquatic solution consumption and growth rate of at least one inverted plant is determined and the inverted plant is transitioned to the processing area when the inverted plant reaches a predetermined state of plant maturity.

2. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein the height, weight, aquatic solution consumption, and growth rate of at least one inverted plant is monitored and the inverted plant is transitioned from the second designated growth area to the third designated growth area when the inverted plant reaches a growth size of thirty-six to sixty inches.

3. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein the height, weight, aquatic solution consumption and growth rate of at least one inverted plant is monitored and the inverted plant is transitioned from the third designated growth area to the fourth designated growth area when the inverted plant reaches a growth size of seventy-two to ninety-six inches.

4. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein at least one inverted plant residing in at least one growing propagation vessel in the fifth growth area is removably coupled to at least one automatic lifting module.

5. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 4 , wherein the automatic lifting module is fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the growing propagation vessel and the growth stimulation module is removably coupled to a distal end of the growing propagation vessel.

6. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein at least one electronically controlled fanning system provides predetermined air circulation to the at least one inverted plant system.

7. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein at least one electronically controlled lighting system provides predetermined light to the at least one inverted plant system.

8. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein at least one electronically controlled frequency emission system provided predetermined frequency modulations to the at least one inverted plant system.

9. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein the height, weight, aquatic solution consumption and growth rate of at least one inverted plant is determined and the inverted plant is transitioned to the fifth grow area when the inverted plant reaches a predetermined state of plant maturity.

10. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 9 , wherein a first subset of a set of plants are transitioned into the fifth growth area and a second subset of a set of plants remain in the fourth growth area based on the predetermined state of plant maturity.

11. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 9 , wherein a first subset of a set of plants are transitioned into the fifth growth area and a second subset of a set of plants are discarded based on the predetermined state of plant maturity.

12. The method for inverted hydroponic plant growth of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of electronically controlled fans and a plurality of electronically controlled frequency emission systems are placed within the processing area whereby the plurality of electronically controlled fans and plurality of electronically controlled frequency emission systems provide a predetermined level of air circulation and frequency modulation to the inverted plant systems.

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