Granted Patent B2

US 12,631,352 · App. 18/604,564 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventor: Jamie Mitri (Smithfield, RI)

F24F8/175A01G22/30

Abstract

Claims (31)

1 . A system for air filtration and therapeutic relief consisting of:

a base layer;

a substrate disposed on top of the base layer, wherein the substrate is configured to store and regulate moisture;

a plant medium layer disposed directly on the substrate, wherein the plant medium layer is preserved moss, dormant moss, or;

at least one replaceable air filter layer located adjacent to the plant medium layer or to the substrate, wherein the replaceable air filter layer is at least one of:

(i) a carbon filter configured to filter volatile organic compounds; and

(ii) a bacterial filter characterized by a MERV rating and configured to filter bacteria and viruses;

at least one netting layer wrapped around and enclosing the plant medium layer and the substrate to secure the plant medium layer while allowing airflow;

a UV light source disposed in the base layer or in a frame coupled to the base layer, the UV light source configured to kill bacteria; and

a modular configuration enabling arrangement as standalone units or as interlocking units;

wherein the substrate is substantially devoid of metal and neither the preserved moss nor dormant moss is in direct contact with any metal.

2 . A system for air filtration and therapeutic relief consisting of:

a base layer;

a substrate disposed on the base layer, the substrate configured to store and regulate moisture;

a plant medium layer disposed directly on the substrate, the plant medium layer is preserved moss, dormant moss, or both;

at least one netting layer wrapped around and enclosing the plant medium layer and the substrate to secure the plant medium layer while allowing airflow, the netting layer is a flexible mesh structure;

at least one replaceable air filter layer located adjacent to the plant medium layer or to the substrate, wherein the replaceable air filter layer is at least one of:

(i) a carbon filter configured to filter volatile organic compounds; and

(ii) a bacterial filter characterized by a MERV rating and configured to filter bacteria and viruses;

at least one speaker disposed in the base layer or in a frame coupled to the base layer, the at least one speaker configured to output natural soundscapes for therapeutic relief; and

a modular configuration enabling arrangement as standalone units or as interlocking units.

3 . A system for air filtration and therapeutic relief consisting of:

a base layer, the base layer having a recessed frame tray having sidewalls defining a recess;

a substrate disposed in the recess, the substrate configured to store and regulate moisture;

a plant medium layer disposed directly on the substrate, wherein the plant medium layer is preserved moss, dormant moss, or both;

a first netting layer disposed between the substrate and the plant medium layer and a second netting layer disposed above the plant medium layer, the first and second netting layers securing the plant medium layer to the substrate while allowing airflow, and peripheral edge portions of the first and second netting layers being affixed to one another to form a mesh envelope that encloses the substrate and the plant medium layer;

at least two replaceable air filter layers located adjacent to the plant medium layer or to the substrate, wherein the at least two replaceable air filter layers are:

(i) a carbon filter configured to filter volatile organic compounds; and

(ii) a bacterial filter characterized by a MERV rating and configured to filter bacteria and viruses;

a modular configuration enabling arrangement as standalone units or as interlocking units;

wherein components contacting the plant medium are non-metallic flexible mesh and non-metallic substrate materials.

Continuity (2)

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