US 11,937,564 B2
Plant growing apparatus and method
Scott Massey, Evansville, IN (US)
Assigned to HELIPONIX, LLC, Evansville, IN (US)
Appl. No. 16/339,104
Filed by HYDRO GROW LLC, Evansville, IN (US); and Scott Massey, Evansville, IN (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 9, 2017, PCT No. PCT/US2017/055769
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 3, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/068042, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/524,811, filed on Jun. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/467,621, filed on Mar. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/405,532, filed on Oct. 7, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0037514 A1, Feb. 6, 2020
Int. Cl. A01G 9/26 (2006.01); A01G 9/02 (2018.01); A01G 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 9/26 (2013.01) [A01G 9/023 (2013.01); A01G 9/246 (2013.01); A01G 9/247 (2013.01); A01G 9/249 (2019.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plant growing apparatus, comprising:
an enclosure having an interior, wherein the interior of the enclosure is configured to maintain an interior environment within the enclosure and the enclosure is sized to be situated in an apartment or home;
at least one light source;
a planting column having a cavity formed therethrough;
a drive motor coupled to a bottom portion of the planting column, wherein said drive motor is configured to rotate said planting column within the enclosure;
a conduit having a dispensing apparatus at least partially positioned within the planting column, the dispensing apparatus configured to dispense an aqueous solution throughout the cavity, wherein said planting column is configured to be rotatably movable relative to the dispensing apparatus;
a water source fluidly coupled to the conduit to selectively dispense the aqueous solution from the dispensing apparatus;
at least one sensor;
an irrigation system; and
a control system configured to be communicatively coupled to the irrigation system, sensor, light source, and drive motor;
wherein, the at least one light source, planting column, drive motor, conduit, sensor, and irrigation system are self-contained with the enclosure as part of the plant growing apparatus.