| US 10,974,293 B2 | ||
| Device for phyto-ecological monitoring | ||
| Kevin John Stevens, Waterloo (CA) | ||
| Filed by Kevin John Stevens, Waterloo (CA) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 28, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/665,028. | ||
| Application 16/665,028 is a division of application No. 14/709,829, filed on May 12, 2015, granted, now 10,603,700. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 61/992,207, filed on May 12, 2014. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2020/0055103 A1, Feb. 20, 2020 | ||
| Int. Cl. B09C 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/02 (2012.01); A01G 9/029 (2018.01) | ||
| CPC B09C 1/00 (2013.01) [A01G 9/0293 (2018.02); G06Q 50/02 (2013.01); B09C 2101/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method of determining the effect of a given environment on a biological plant material, the method comprising: placing a phytotoxicological device in a moisture-containing site within the environment for a period of time, the phytotoxicological device comprising
a delivery chamber for insertion into the moisture-containing site, the delivery chamber comprising an upper end, a lower end and one or more apertures to permit moisture to enter the delivery chamber,
an exposure chamber in communication with the upper end of the delivery chamber, the exposure chamber containing a cartridge that houses the biological plant material,
a capillary filler material in an interior of the delivery chamber to transfer moisture to the exposure chamber, and
a base to enclose the lower end of the delivery chamber; and,
removing the cartridge of the device and analyzing the effect of the environment on the biological plant material.
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