US 12,133,488 B2
Low flow plumbing system
Wim Meeussen, Redwood City, CA (US); Eitan Marder-Eppstein, San Francisco, CA (US); and Alexander Boenig, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to HIPPO HARVEST INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Hippo Harvest Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/182,216.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/979,364, filed on Feb. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259172 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. A01G 31/00 (2018.01); A01G 7/02 (2006.01); A01G 7/04 (2006.01); A01G 9/029 (2018.01); A01G 9/24 (2006.01); A01G 9/26 (2006.01); A01G 25/09 (2006.01); A01G 25/16 (2006.01); A01G 27/00 (2006.01); A01G 31/02 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B60P 3/30 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2018.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 50/02 (2012.01)
CPC A01G 31/02 (2013.01) [A01G 7/02 (2013.01); A01G 7/045 (2013.01); A01G 9/0299 (2018.02); A01G 9/247 (2013.01); A01G 9/26 (2013.01); A01G 25/09 (2013.01); A01G 25/16 (2013.01); A01G 27/00 (2013.01); A01G 27/001 (2013.01); A01G 27/003 (2013.01); A01G 27/008 (2013.01); A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B60P 3/30 (2013.01); F24F 11/00 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 50/02 (2013.01); A01G 9/24 (2013.01); A01M 7/0025 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23133 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plumbing system, the system comprising:
a global water source within a grow space;
a one way water transport mechanism;
a growing tray that holds one or more plants; and
a local buffer configured to create a local water source whereby roots of the one or more plants of the growing tray take up water from the local buffer directly, wherein the local water source, being decoupled from the global water source, has a first flow rate that differs from a second flow rate of the global water source such that cross-contamination of water from the local water source and the global water source is prevented, wherein the local buffer automatically provides water from the global water source to the growing tray on demand without the need for filtering or dumping of used or excess water.