Class 47/32.7 - ROOT TRAINER, OR BARRIER

Subclass of Class 47 - Plant husbandry
Definition: Subject matter includes a structure that directs or blocks
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 11/29/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8065831	Stackable structural cell having improved support characteristics Structural cells that are placed beneath hardscape. The cells are strong enough to structurally support the hardscape, effectively bearing its weight along with the weight of any load it carries. Furthermore, even though the cells are strong enough to offer structur...	11/29/2011
8033048	Plant container and sidewall providing improved management of irrigation and aeration A plant container and sidewall comprising a nonporous root-tip-trapping region and a porous air-root-pruning region combined to form the sidewall. The most preferred configuration has the root-tip-trapping region forming a contiguous upper portion of the sidewall an...	10/11/2011
7810275	Root growth barrier and method A root growth barrier and method for use with transplantable plants is provided. The barrier is a bilayer, comprising an inner layer of a root-tip-trapping material bonded to an outer layer of a root-impenetrable material. The inner layer faces the roots of a plant ...	10/12/2010
7752805	Structure and method for enabling tree root growth beneath adjacent surfaces A walkway adjacent trees is made up of modular sections of perforated plates supported on hinged frames that are supported on spaced piers. Retaining edges of biodegradable material serve to maintain a shallow trench beneath the perforated plates into which leaves o...	07/13/2010
7481025	Method and container for growing transplantable plants An apparatus bounds and retains the medium in which a transplantable plant is grown, and promotes the production of lateral root tips by such a plant at all levels in the growth medium. The apparatus includes a sheet having a plurality of hollow protuberances formed...	01/27/2009
7353635	Tree root ball wrapping apparatus and method of using same A tree root ball wrapping apparatus (100) includes a circular platform (109, 113) for supporting a separable, open-frame, root-containment structure (103, 105, 107) having an inverted conical shape. A group of pivot joints (201, 203, 205, 207...	04/08/2008
7328532	Method and a kit for shaping a portion of a woody plant into a desired form A method of shaping a portion of a woody plant into a desired form is provided. The method is effected by providing a root of a woody plant, shaping the root into the desired form and culturing the root under conditions suitable for secondary thickening of the root....	02/12/2008
7272911	Root management system A method of growing commercially valuable crops to improve crop production is disclosed. The method comprises creating a hole in the earth, preparing the hole to influence the downward growth of the root system of a tree planted therein, planting a tree in a rooting...	09/25/2007
7210266	Plant root pruning container A air root pruning container for plants includes a side wall made of a plurality of segments extending in layers above a base wall with each segment having a larger radius as measured from a central axis than the subjacent segment and with the segments being separat...	05/01/2007
7080480	Integrated tree root and storm water system A structural cell system is disclosed for supporting hardscape areas in a way that enables tree root growth and accommodates filtering, retention, storage and infiltration of storm water while preventing hardscape damage. The system includes a plurality of structura...	07/25/2006
7040054	Multi-purpose paper, manufacturing method thereof and the application thereof A multi-purpose paper, a manufacturing method thereof, and an application thereof are provided. The method of manufacturing the multi-purpose paper comprises steps of (a) providing a papermaking material and obtaining a clean paper pulp by treating the papermaking m...	05/09/2006
7000351	Molded body for improving cultivation conditions for plants A molded body for improving cultivation conditions for plants, which is suitable inter alia for arrangement in a plant holder. The molded body has a tapered projection and is arranged in such a way that the projection protrudes into the plant substrate in the plant ...	02/21/2006
6976334	Outdoor planter system An outdoor planter system with a central opening through which a plant may grow. The planter portion surrounding the central opening is inwardly and downwardly sloped, generally impervious to liquid and light, and thereby directs liquid to the central opening while ...	12/20/2005
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
6862840	Container A plant container including at least one section of flexible material having an inner and an outer surface. The inner surface is formed at least in part by a lattice of recesses, and at least some of the recesses converge toward a hole through the material. The oute...	03/08/2005
6748698	Water flow control system A planting system for regulating the supply of water to a plant comprises a linear (28) for containing a volume of plant growing medium (30), such as soil, and drainage means adapted to drain water from the plant growing medium (30) contained wi...	06/15/2004
6640490	Plant protection mat, especially in the form of a perforated disk A plant-protection mat, particularly in the form of a perforated disk which, in the use position above the root bale of a plant, is intended as soil covering. The perforated disk is formed from a coconut fiber nonwoven having coconut fibers bonded by late...	11/04/2003
6523300	Slope guard A slope guard device having one or more panels formed of impervious material, interlocking along their periphery to form a rigid annular unit capable of encircling a planted area on a slope. The panels define an inner side adjacent to roots, and an outer ...	02/25/2003
6399185	Vegetation substrate An organic substrate for controlling vegetation is manufactured from recycled waste paper, cotton fiber and cotton gin waste, and gypsum. The recycled waste products are combined to form a slurry mixture for processing by conventional paper making machine...	06/04/2002
6349500	Mound-like tree skirt A mound-like tree skirt has a generally dome-shaped body and is designed for placement around a tree. The body has an apex with an approximately centered opening to accommodate the tree's trunk. It also has a peripheral edge with a substantially horizonta...	02/26/2002
6243984	Root deflector The root deflector has a split collar for installation around a root ball. The collar has a peripheral skirt for location beneath ground level which skirt has on its interior face guide faces on internal projections which direct root growth impinging ther...	06/12/2001
6233867	Landscape control fabric with mucilage A landscaping control fabric to allow gardeners and landscapers to custom design various outdoor planting projects by the use of a unique landscaping control fabric containing plural layers of time releasing growth enhancing and control products. Such pro...	05/22/2001
5829192	Method for focusing the growth of a vegetative root system to target a contaminated area Root growth and development of vegetation used to remediate contaminated soil and/or groundwater is directed to targeted zones by a casing lining the hole in which the vegetation is planted. A flexible, self-sealing casing encourages strong and healthy ro...	11/03/1998
5704159	Structural insert for providing root-space protection The root-space protection comprises a basic component (1) forming the root space and a cover (9) with a trunk aperture. In order to suit the root-space protection to the biological, technical and aesthetic requirements, the proposal is for a structural in...	01/06/1998
5615517	Apparatus and method for irrigating plants A device for improving the delivery of water, aeration and fertilizer to the root system of plants provides an open-ended, water retaining, root barrier envelope which is placed around the root system of the plant, and a plurality of root deflector ribs f...	04/01/1997
5575109	Plant protection device A plant protection device includes a root protection barrier which may be heated and may include an inner shell and an outer shell, a cylindrical chamber capable of connecting to the root protection barrier which may be heated and may be formed from a plu...	11/19/1996
5566503	Plant watering aid enclosure A water-retaining enclosure is formed around a plant (10) by joining the ends (18) of a wall (12) of flexible, water-impervious material, so as to form a circle around the plant, the wall then being inserted into the ground with a desired height (16) of t...	10/22/1996
5513466	Protective container especially for vine plants Protective container, especially adapted for vines, is provided with a sleeve comprising two semi-shells adapted to envelope a plant. A journal connects the two semi-shells and a latching element maintains the two semi-shells in a closed positioned so tha...	05/07/1996
5442891	Root-control barrier combination, and method of controlling roots by barriers having either single-elongate or closed-loop configurations A root-control barrier apparatus and method employing living hinges, such hinges forming parts of various types of root-control barriers including single-elongate, closed-loop polygonal with different numbers of sides, and curved....	08/22/1995
5212904	Fertilizing apparatus The fertilizing apparatus comprises a diffusion member having a porous member associated with it to retain fertilizer inside a compartment defined by the diffusion member. The diffusion member provides a diffusion pathway that is protected from gravitatio...	05/25/1993
5070642	Tree root deflector installation A tree root deflector is installed in a ground planting location between a tree and a sidewalk or other static structure for training tree rootlets downwardly so as to emerge beneath the deflector for subsequent lateral growth and enlargement at a safe de...	12/10/1991
4995191	Combined root barrier and watering collar arrangement A combined root deflector and watering collar which may be assembled from a plurality of panels. Each panel has a preselected shape and is formed of a comparatively thin body member having an upper arcuate edge, a lower arcuate edge and a pair of spaced a...	02/26/1991
4955156	Plant watering and root protection device A plant watering and protecting device is provided which protects a plant from underground attack by rodents, forms a berm for containing overhead water within the drip line of the plant, and optionally provides receptacles for underground fertilizer stic...	09/11/1990
4745707	Plant pot assembly A plant pot assembly characterized by a container covered by a substantially impermeable cover such that water may be drawn upwardly through a capillary space between the covering and the container to irrigate a plant disposed within the container. The as...	05/24/1988
4665645	Structurally degradable root directive tree planter box A planter box for controlling the root growth of newly planted trees so that the roots emanate at a level spaced below grade, characterized by structurally degradable panels that yield to growth of the root system so as to separate and disintegrate in tim...	05/19/1987
4457102	Method of growing grapevines Open ended tubes which are impervious to water and having a length of at least two feet are placed in holes in the ground. The tubes are filled with a sterile growing medium. The vines are planted in said growing medium. The exposed portion of the medium ...	07/03/1984
4308688	Tree well cover Two or more fiberglass preformed sections interfit to form a cover about the base of a tree. The sections are provided with a series of underlying rings spaced apart concentrically radially outward from a central opening through which the tree extends. Th...	01/05/1982
4251953	Method of and device for preventing damage to plant roots by rodents To prevent gnawing damage to plant roots by burrowing rodents, a container holding a non-poisonous repellent agent in a carrier material is placed in the ground adjacent to the roots. The container is formed of an airtight material in a position in the gr...	02/24/1981
4019279	Root control planter A tree planter which prevents the roots of a tree from cracking a nearby sidewalk, including a planting container which is buried in the ground with a young tree therein, the container having sidewalls of slick and impenetrable material such as plastic, a...	04/26/1977

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