US 12,290,032 B2
N-way redundant air-powered aquaponics system
Carlos R. Villamar, Falls Church, VA (US)
Filed by Carlos R. Villamar, Falls Church, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/218,456.
Application 15/783,684 is a division of application No. 15/446,863, filed on Mar. 1, 2017, granted, now 9,788,496, issued on Oct. 17, 2017.
Application 18/218,456 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/902,897, filed on Sep. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,997,961.
Application 17/902,897 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/157,747, filed on Jan. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,432,486, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Application 17/157,747 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/908,488, filed on Jun. 22, 2020, granted, now 10,897,861, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/908,488 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/265,843, filed on Feb. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,687,485, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 16/265,843 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/917,839, filed on Mar. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,194,601, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Application 15/917,839 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/783,684, filed on Oct. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,015,940, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Application 15/446,863 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/633,387, filed on Feb. 27, 2015, granted, now 9,585,315, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/946,690, filed on Feb. 28, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0345890 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A01G 31/02 (2006.01); A01G 9/14 (2006.01); A01K 61/10 (2017.01); A01K 61/80 (2017.01); A01K 63/04 (2006.01); A01K 63/06 (2006.01); A01K 67/033 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 31/02 (2013.01) [A01G 9/14 (2013.01); A01K 61/10 (2017.01); A01K 61/80 (2017.01); A01K 63/04 (2013.01); A01K 63/042 (2013.01); A01K 63/045 (2013.01); A01K 63/047 (2013.01); A01K 63/065 (2013.01); A01K 67/033 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air-powered, modular aquaponic system, comprising:
a fish tank;
a plurality of modular grow beds disposed around the fish tank, including plant and mushroom grow beds,
wherein each mushroom grow bed includes an evaporative cooling system comprising a water pump configured to supply water to an evaporative cooling pad, an air intake fan configured to evaporatively cool water at the evaporative cooling pad, and a cooling tube connected to the evaporative cooling pad and configured to deliver cooled and moistened air into a mushroom substrate housed within a covered portion of the mushroom grow bed, and
wherein each of the plant and mushroom grow beds includes a bell siphon coupled to the grow bed and configured to return water to the fish tank;
a solar power system comprising a solar panel, a battery, and a charge controller configured to power a DC air pump for each of the plant and mushroom grow beds; and
a modular connection interface configured to couple each of the plant and mushroom grow beds to the fish tank and associated systems, enabling modular attachment and detachment,
wherein the fish tank is configured with an integrated geyser pump coupled to the modular connection interface of each of the plant and mushroom grow beds to circulate water to the grow beds.