US 12,239,059 B1
System and method for vertical farming
Andres Camarena, Jersey City, NJ (US); Walter Mielarczyk, Jersey City, NJ (US); Hitoshi Kawashima, Jersey City, NJ (US); and Bryan Lim, Jersey City, NJ (US)
Assigned to Oishii Farm Corporation, Jersey City, NJ (US)
Filed by Oishii Farm Corporation, Jersey City, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/780,900.
Application 18/780,900 is a continuation of application No. 18/619,847, filed on Mar. 28, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/613,377, filed on Dec. 21, 2023.
Int. Cl. A01G 31/04 (2006.01); A01G 7/04 (2006.01); A01G 22/05 (2018.01); A01G 31/00 (2018.01); A01G 31/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 31/045 (2013.01) [A01G 7/045 (2013.01); A01G 22/05 (2018.02); A01G 31/06 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An irrigation system for a vertical farm system, the irrigation system comprising:
a vertical farm system;
one or more irrigation stations operatively connected to the vertical farm system, each of the one or more irrigation stations comprising:
one or more tanks that hold irrigation fluid; and
one or more spigots that deliver the irrigation fluid from the one or more tanks to the vertical farm system, wherein each of the one or more irrigation stations comprises a plurality of sub-assemblies, each sub-assembly comprising:
a corresponding one of the one or more tanks;
a corresponding one of the one or more spigots;
a funnel disposed below the one of the one or more spigots;
a plurality of reservoirs disposed below and in fluid communication with the funnel; and
a plurality of tubes each in fluid connection with a corresponding one of the plurality of reservoirs and in fluid communication with the vertical farm system.