US 11,771,016 B2
System and method for growing plants and monitoring growth of plants
Aamar Khwaja, Toronto (CA); James Henderson, Gatineau (CA); Peter Cottreau, Ashton (CA); and Matthew Bailey, Ottawa (CA)
Appl. No. 16/970,172
Filed by 9282181 CANADA INC., Toronto (CA)
PCT Filed Feb. 15, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/050184
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 14, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/157598, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/710,424, filed on Feb. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0100173 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. A01G 9/24 (2006.01); A01G 7/04 (2006.01); A01G 9/18 (2006.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01)
CPC A01G 9/247 (2013.01) [A01G 7/045 (2013.01); A01G 9/18 (2013.01); A01G 9/249 (2019.05); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gardening system for growing plants and monitoring growth of the plants, comprising:
a frame defining a housing for receiving a tray of plants;
a lighting subsystem mounted to the frame for illuminating the housing;
a water subsystem, comprising:
a first water reservoir and a second water reservoir mounted to the frame;
a water distribution tray fluidly communicable with the first water reservoir and the second water reservoir, the water distribution tray defining one or more channels for receiving water from the water reservoir, said one or more channels including a first channel for receiving water from the first water reservoir and a second channel for receiving water from the second reservoir;
one or more sensors for capturing data corresponding to conditions of the housing; and
a controller for selectively activating the lighting subsystem based on sensed lighting conditions of the housing.