US 11,950,552 B2
Apparatus for automated control for a performance vegetation wall system
Richard Kincaid, Northbrook, IL (US); Harry Eschel, Wilmette, IL (US); and Ronaldo J. Santiago, South Elgin, IL (US)
Assigned to RK SAGE, LLC, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed by RK SAGE, LLC, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/186,498.
Application 18/186,498 is a division of application No. 16/661,928, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,606,915.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/749,827, filed on Oct. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225259 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A01G 9/24 (2006.01); A01G 7/04 (2006.01); A01G 9/02 (2018.01); A01G 27/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC A01G 9/24 (2013.01) [A01G 7/045 (2013.01); A01G 9/023 (2013.01); A01G 9/247 (2013.01); A01G 9/249 (2019.05); A01G 27/001 (2013.01); A01G 27/003 (2013.01); G01N 33/0098 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vegetation wall system comprising:
an irrigation tank;
a vegetation mounting unit;
a vegetation holding unit mounted on the vegetation mounting unit;
a pump configured to feed water from the irrigation tank to the vegetation holding unit;
a programmable logic control unit including a central processing unit, a first sensor and a second sensor; and
wherein the central processing unit monitors a first aspect and a second aspect in the vegetation wall system by,
measuring, by the first sensor, a component of the first aspect as a first component measurement,
waiting a first predetermined period of time and then measuring, by the first sensor, the component of the first aspect as a second component measurement,
determining, by the central processing unit, a first change in the first aspect based on the first component measurement, the second component measurement, and the first predetermined period of time between the first and second component measurements,
determining whether the first change is outside a first threshold range,
in response to determining that the first change is outside the first threshold range, determining that a first anomalous condition exists,
measuring, by the second sensor, a component of the second aspect as a third component measurement,
waiting a second predetermined period of time and then measuring, by the second sensor, the component of the second aspect as a fourth component measurement,
determining, by the central processing unit, a second change in the second aspect based on the third component measurement, the fourth component measurement, and the second predetermined of time between the third and fourth component measurements,
determining whether the second change is outside a second threshold range,
in response to determining that the second change is outside the second threshold range, determining that a second anomalous condition exists, and
generating an alert in response to determining that at least one of the first and second anomalous conditions exist.