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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360336 | Plant base The invention provides a plant base comprising a base section with a seat for a plant pot, in which a tail section extends in a horizontal direction from the rear of the base section. A groove/protuberance combination is provided at the front of the base section and... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7263799 | Plant base The invention provides a plant base comprising a base section with a seat for a plant pot, in which a tail section extends in a horizontal direction from the rear of the base section. A groove/protuberance combination is provided at the front of the base section and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7228657 | Climate control for a greenhouse A greenhouse has an exterior curtain wall structure formed by spaced tubular posts carrying external transparent panels and bottom non-transparent wall panels below a sill with the panels spanning the posts. A plurality of elongate benches is located within the inte... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191566 | Eaves beam with internal drainage An internal drainage system for a conservatory roof which allows a conservatory to be used as dry living space. Condensation is channeled internally through the eaves beam and the supporting posts or mullions to an outlet outside of the conservatory. The condensed w... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188744 | Container support A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7069689 | Method and system for regulating plant growth A system and method for regulating plant growth according to the creation of temperature gradients within the vegetative portion of a plant and its roots or rhizomes. A system of pipes or conduits capable of thermally manipulating their surrounding environment is pl... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069693 | Transplant yield maximization system for growing plants A growing system for plant seedlings that takes into consideration the varied requirements of the seedling; seedling and transplant environment; seedling cell size; mechanical transplanter requirements; seedling leaf, stem and root development and coordinates all th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051476 | Plant bench for use in a greenhouse or nursery structure, and a greenhouse or nursery structure including the plant bench A plant bench device used in a greenhouse or nursery structure can reduce its horizontal width in order to create space for aisles in the structure. Two plant bench tables are supported by suitable support structure in the greenhouse or nursery structure. The tables... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036270 | Portable greenhouse cart A portable, wheeled greenhouse includes a chassis that can be wheeled, having upper and lower end portions. The upper end portion includes a tub-like reservoir with side walls and a bottom wall. One or more racks are supported upon the combination of wheeled chassis... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036273 | Bio dynamic interface system for plant growing A gardening system wherein there is provided an outer container and a soil support insert placed therein, the soil support insert is spaced with the bottom wall of the container to find a water space and an air space therebetween, the insert having at least one down... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6915607 | Operational system for transplanting growing plants A transplanting system including both methods and specific types of transplant apparatus such as propagule transplant trays(3, 4, 5, 6) addresses the need for the use of a propagule punch machine (8) on a variety of adolescent tray configurations (9... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6865845 | System, method and apparatus for container plant production The present invention provides a process and apparatus for producing container plants in a covered raised-based environment. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6854209 | Method for growing plants accommodated in containers on a bearer provided at a first, low level in a glasshouse In a method for growing plants in a glasshouse and for moving said plants, and also propagation system, substantially the entire surface area of the glasshouse is used for propagating plants on a first, low bearer. Benches or second bearers are movable over the plan... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6622423 | Recyclable tray liners for wooden mushroom-growing trays This invention provides a tray liner that is insertable into a mushroom-growing tray. This invention provides a tray liner that provides protection to the mushroom-growing tray by eliminating direct contact of the growing medium or compost with the trays'... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6412216 | Positioning technique for horticultural apparatus A tray (2) includes a framework comprising first and second elongate side members (4, 6) and first and second end members (8, 10). The members (4, 6, 8, 10) support a rectangular floor of the tray, defined by a metal mesh (12a) or grid arrangement (12b ).... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6279263 | Artificial cultivating room and method for cultivating plants An isolated artificial cultivating room includes a number of cultivating frames each having a number of vertically spaced growth plates for plants. A cultivating device is provided for each cultivating frame and movable under automatic control for supplyi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6138403 | Wire channel bench tray A wire bench tray is disclosed for use in a greenhouse environment, such tray moving over support roller pipes and having an upper surface and a lower structure defining a plurality of channels with openings therein in which to receive heating and/or irri... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5987812 | Plant stand system A plant stand system 10 for growing plants from seedlings and for growing and storing indoor plants includes a frame assembly 12 having first and second T-shaped support assemblies 14, 16, first and second generally L-shaped light arms 64, 66, and at leas... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983564 | Hydroponic growing station with integrated watering supply A growing station having a growing tray on a watering bench, the tray adapted to expose a pumping compartment within the lowermost portion of the watering bench, the tray also adapted to filter and collect water that has been sprayed thereon.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5974733 | Greenhouse conveyor system and methods A conveying method and a conveyor for carrying out the method is disclosed for manually moving plant stock around in a greenhouse. The method utilizes an elongated rectangular conveyor with rounded corners and handholds at each end and having the proper m... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5675929 | Plant culture method and support substrate applied thereto A culture method of growing plants or plant seedlings on a culture medium provided on a support substrate which is comprised of an upper layer made of small stone and activated charcoal integrally solidified by synthetic resin in such a manner as to maint... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673511 | Plant stand with self-watering trays A self-watering tray for supporting and displaying a plurality of potted plants which can be watered from a water reservoir in the bottom of the tray, the tray comprising a plurality of wall sections which define spaced openings in the tray, each wall sec... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5611172 | Apparatus for the treatment of live plants An apparatus for the efficient treatment of a live plant is provided. In particular, the apparatus can be used to treat a live plant before being packaged in a sealed container in which the plant can live without any of the care or maintenance that live p... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5581936 | Plant propagation trays having inverted V-shaped aerated root separators A plant propagation tray includes a substantially rectangular tray having a perforated bottom formed with a plurality of substantially parallel spaced apart raised inverted V structures or ridges which extend across substantially the entire bottom of the ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5535542 | Container for the purpose of humidifying vessels of flowers and plants and vessels capable of humidifying flowers and or plants A container (1) made for instance of ceramic, terracotta, or plastic material, is capable of supporting conventional vessels (4) by means of a plate (3) which is provided with openings. The vessels have a top peripheral border (5) which protrudes with res... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533299 | Non-circulating hydroponic plant growing system The non-circulating hydroponic kit incorporates a water impervious container capable of holding a variable depth of nutrient solution and a solid container lid with a plurality of apertures through which a multitude of root-impervious tubes or frusto-coni... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5507116 | Air-pruning plant growing system An air pruning plant growth system comprising an air-pruning tray having a plurality of plant growth cells with upper elliptical openings within an upper plane, lower elliptical openings with diameters larger than the diameters of the upper elliptical ope... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5481825 | Tray for carrrying plant pots A tray for carrying a plurality of plant pots includes a base plate and a plurality of container sections. The container sections are provided in the base plate for receiving pots therein. Each of the container sections has an open top end, a peripheral w... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5425198 | Automatic potted plant waterer A device for automatically watering potted type plants has a shallow reservoir base/tray capable of holding water and also capable of supporting at least one previously potted plant and also capable of supporting an inverted container (such as a typical s... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5373661 | Particularly, a structured body for the drainage treatment for the preparation for tree-planting ground, and its impounding and flushing system The present invention is a structured body for drainage treatment which is an unit box composed of a top panel having multiple weep holes and downward cylinders provided therein and side walls having multiple weep holes and joints for connection, which ca... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5355618 | Irrigation valve for a cultivation table and related irrigation system An irrigation valve adapted to be placed in an inlet pipe for irrigation liquid under a cultivation table for potted plants or the like. The irrigation valve includes a valve housing with an inlet and an outlet as well as a mixing chamber and a nozzle. Th... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5152098 | Portable elevated horticultural work station An elevated work platform for raising a potted plant to a comfortable working height and providing a work area in which tools and materials, has a generally conical raised platform and a surrounding debris collecting and storage area. The work station and... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5117581 | Pallet system for container-grown plants The system includes an efficient, closed irrigation system in conjunction with insulating components for minimizing the harmful effects of extreme changes in ambient temperature, moisture and chemical concentrations in plant containers. Mechanisms are pro... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5094060 | Basket and basket insert and method for packaging plants The present invention relates to a basket, an insert and a method for packaging and displaying flowers and other potted plants in baskets of various shapes and sizes. The insert of the present invention comprises a base which includes at least one cavity ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5075148 | Garden bench board made of plastic material, particularly of recyclable plastic material A garden bench board made of a plastic material, particularly of recyclable plastic material, having a reinforcement which is embedded into the plastic material to prevent bending, includes one deformable zone respectively provided preferably at the longi... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5040328 | Mushroom tray A mushroom tray comprising a tray portion having opposing sidewalls, opposing end walls and a substantially flat bottom sheet having a parallity of channels formed therein and extending therealong, corrosion-resistant I-beams positioned within the channel... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5009029 | Conductive temperature control system for plant cultivation A method and apparatus for growing plants by controlling growing temperatures in conventional and hydroponic planting systems. Plants placed in a plant growing medium are contained in metal growing trays placed in contact with a closed metal piping system... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4962855 | System for loading thin-walled plastic flower pots onto a loading tray Thin-walled plastic flower pots are stacked upside down with a plurality of stacks arranged in a preset spaced manner and a loading tray having a number of cavities spaced the same as the stacks of pots formed to receive and hold a pot from each of the st... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4928425 | Greenhouse with integral humidifier A greenhouse having a hollow framework structure (20) with water under pressure fluidly disposed inside characterizing a combined structural frame and water pipe. A number of spray nozzles (34) are attached to the framework at appropriate locations and dr... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4924623 | Supporting structure for seed beds Supporting structure for seed beds, in particular for cultivating mushrooms, which construction consists of a number of evenly spaced parallel longitudinal girders, whose upper sides form a bearing surface for a synthetic cloth which can be pulled along t... | 05/15/1990 |
