US 12,246,116 B2
Agricultural proactive air/surface decontamination system and devices
Roger Slotkin, Long Beach, NY (US); and Ralph T. Kubitzki, Plantation, FL (US)
Assigned to Radical Clean Solutions. Ltd., Long Beach, NY (US)
Filed by Radical Clean Solutions Ltd., Long Beach, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/713,959.
Application 17/713,959 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/674,763, filed on Feb. 17, 2022.
Application 17/674,763 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/545,919, filed on Dec. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0173126 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A61L 9/04 (2006.01); A01G 9/24 (2006.01); A01G 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61L 9/20 (2006.01); A01G 24/15 (2018.01); A01G 24/22 (2018.01); A01G 24/28 (2018.01)
CPC A61L 9/04 (2013.01) [A01G 9/246 (2013.01); A01G 31/02 (2013.01); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61L 9/20 (2013.01); A01G 24/15 (2018.02); A01G 24/22 (2018.02); A01G 24/28 (2018.02); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); A61L 2209/12 (2013.01); A61L 2209/21 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An agricultural greenhouse configured to produce plants hydroponically using decontaminated air within decontaminated interior wall surfaces, said agricultural greenhouse comprising:
a pipe comprising: a plurality of crevices, at least a portion of said plurality of crevices configured to admit a stem portion of at least one of the plants therethrough; a second end of said pipe being closed;
plant growing media configured to receive and support roots of plants;
wherein said plant growing media is received in said pipe;
a reservoir configured to store hydroponic fluid;
a conduit in fluid communication with each of said reservoir and a first end of said pipe;
a control box, said control box configured to control flow of the hydroponic fluid from said reservoir into said pipe to be at a level being part way between a bottom of an interior of said pipe and a top of the interior of said pipe, to continuously soak a bottom portion of the plant roots in said plant growing media in hydroponic fluid, and expose an upper portion of the plant roots within said plant growing media to surrounding air;
a flexible sock sleeve positioned under said pipe, said flexible sock sleeve comprising: multiple upper apertures;
wherein a first end of said flexible sock sleeve is open, and a second end of said flexible sock sleeve is closed;
a trough, said trough being positioned below said flexible sock sleeve, and configured to support said flexible sock sleeve to position a top of said flexible sock sleeve is in proximity to, or in contact with, a bottom outer surface of said pipe;
wherein an interior wall of said flexible sock sleeve comprises a first cross-sectional opening being a first sized opening at said first end of said flexible sock sleeve, and a second cross-sectional opening being a smaller second sized opening proximate to said second end of said flexible sock sleeve, and wherein said interior wall of said flexible sock sleeve tapers down from said first sized opening to said second sized opening;
a hydroxyl generator configured to use UV light to generate hydroxyls;
an air duct;
a fan configured to produce a flow of air in said air duct;
wherein said air duct is configured to deliver air containing hydroxyls generated by said hydroxyl generator to said first sized opening at said first end of said flexible sock sleeve;
and
wherein the upper portion of the roots of each plant being above the hydroponic fluid are exposed to the air containing hydroxyls flowing out of said sock sleeve, through said multiple upper apertures, and in and around said pipe, and the air containing hydroxyls also thereby causes inactivation of impurities present within said agricultural greenhouse.