US 12,185,678 B2
Automated hydroponics system
Abdullah Jeluwi Nasser Alazemi, Safat (KW); Danah Hamad Sanad Almatar, Safat (KW); Hessah Salem Mohemmed Aljalahma, Safat (KW); and Alreem Ahmad Abdullah Alsirhan, Safat (KW)
Assigned to KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, Safat (KW)
Filed by KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, Safat (KW)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/589,136.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240211 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A01G 31/02 (2006.01); A01G 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 31/02 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hydroponics system for stimulating and controlling plant growth, comprising:
a plant housing including a platform having a plurality of openings defined therethrough, a main solution container for storing a solution including nutrients to be supplied to the plants, and a plurality of supplemental solution containers including a water container, a low pH solution container, a high pH solution container, a nutrient solution container, and a plurality of conduits extending between the main solution container and the supplemental solution containers;
a sink for collecting excess water from the main solution container located in the plant housing directly beneath the main solution container and the plurality of supplemental solution containers, said sink being removable by being configured as a removable drawer which can be slid out of the plant housing and capable of being emptied when full;
a power source;
a microcontroller; and
a handheld device.