US 12,268,137 B2
Indexing plants in two-dimensional and three-dimensional space in a controlled growing environment
Nathaniel R. Storey, Laramie, WY (US)
Assigned to MJNN LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Appl. No. 18/001,573
Filed by MJNN LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 22, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/038504
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/262732, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225258 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A01G 9/14 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 9/143 (2013.01) [A01G 9/1476 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crop production system for a controlled agricultural environment comprising:
a plurality of passive guides radiating outward from a central portion, wherein
a. the plurality of passive guides is disposed in a first material having at least a partially conical shape;
b. each passive guide of the plurality of passive guides is separated from two adjacent passive guides of the plurality of passive guides by respective angles;
c. each passive guide of the plurality of passive guides has a first end proximal to the central portion and a second end distal to the central portion, and
d. each passive guide of the plurality of passive guides is configured to guide a respective set of plant growth modules of a plurality of plant growth modules between the first end and the second end of the passive guide.