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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120124906 | Method of Producing a Flowering Horticultural Display A method of producing a horticultural display containing more than one variety of the same or different species of flowering plant is disclosed. The plants are produced from unrooted cuttings that are rooted in a growth cell and cultivated in a single container so that ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120124905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROWING PLANTS A plant growing assembly is configured to grow a plurality of plants in multiple directions above a ground surface. The assembly includes a growing container and a support structure for elevating the container above the ground surface. The container presents a generally... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20110162274 | PLANT PUNCH METHODS AND APPARATUS Embodiments focus on imparting a horizontally shifting motion to a plant punch element 1 during a part of a plant punch cycle 18 so as to reduce contact of a plant punching surface 38 with the plant during the plant punch. Plant punch elements that ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110016782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROWING PLANTS A plant growing assembly is configured to grow a plurality of plants in multiple directions above a ground surface. The assembly includes a growing container and a support structure for elevating the container above the ground surface. The container presents a generally... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100180500 | TRAY FOR PLANTS The invention relates to an assembly in use forming a tray for plant material. The assembly includes a holder; and at least one insert which can be respectively placed in and removed from the holder. The insert includes at least one cell defining a plant position. The c... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100064583 | Method and apparatus for propagation and growth of plants in a sterile synthetic medium This invention relates generally to a synthetic medium for soilless propagation and growth of plants. More specifically, the synthetic medium components are formed in particular shapes and sizes of a polymer foam to optimize the several stages of plant propagation and g... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090320367 | PLANT CULTIVATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for supporting various stages of plant growth through layered soils. In embodiments, a soil adapted for supporting a first plant growth phase (e.g. germination) may be proximal, adjacent, or partially surrounded by a second so... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090277087 | THE VEGETATION BLOCK FRAME AND THE VEGETATION BLOCK A vegetation block frame and a vegetation block. The vegetation block frame includes a bottom plate; outer walls 120, which define an inner space with the bottom plate; and a plurality of partitions extending crosswise and lengthwise inside the inner space, thereby form... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090151247 | INTERCONNECTABLE PLANT TRAY Apparatus and methods for connecting an interconnectable plant tray to a complementary plant tray are provided. In particular embodiments of the present invention include an interconnectable plant tray comprising a tray having one or more sides and one or more storage r... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20080120903 | Floatable growth tray A floatable growth tray for the germination of seedlings has a plurality of cells adapted to receive a mixture of a growth median and seeds. The tray has sealed pockets forming air chambers to enable the tray to float. The cells have holes forming openings extending thr... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080115413 | Horticulture tray A first horticulture tray including cells and posts axially extending in the same direction from an upper surface. The cells are arranged in rows and columns that are aligned approximately perpendicular to the rows. The cells and the posts nest within similar cells and ... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20070068075 | Plant Punch Methods and Apparatus Embodiments focus on imparting a horizontally shifting motion to a plant punch element 1 during a part of a plant punch cycle 18 so as to reduce contact of a plant punching surface 38 with the plant during the plant punch. Plant punch elements that ... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070017153 | Floating garden device A floating garden device for displaying and watering at least one living plant as the garden floats on a body of water. The device is composed of a buoyant body and at least one plant mounting recess attached to the buoyant body. The recess is comprised of a sidewall an... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20050005519 | Shipping cradle for trays of seedlings and the like A shipping cradle for seedlings and the like is both nestable and stackable. When stacked, a gap is formed between vertically-adjacent cradles to permit insertion and removal of trays of seedlings, and to permit visual inspection of the seedlings. A drainage system incl... | 01/13/2005 |
