Plant growing system and methods of using the same

US11154015B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OMS Investments, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark Gerard Prinster · Marysville, US
• Bradley Alan Schultz · Powell, US
• Kimberly Ann Rygielski · Powell, US
• Matthew L. Phillips · Litchfield, US
• Robert H. Bruno · Avon, US
• Philip Nathan · Royal Oak, US
• Tara Marie Zasadzinski · Marysville, US
• Ashley E. Alexander · Dublin, US
• Sara Ann Gordon · Powell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 27, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Mar 27, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P60/21
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A plant growing system includes an outer shell, the outer shell being biodegradable, a rooting material, the rooting material comprising external ribbing, the external ribbing forming gaps between the outer shell and the rooting material when the rooting material is inserted in the outer shell, and one or more of a fertilizer, a nutrient, or a seed. The outer shell and the rooting material form a water reservoir, the water reservoir in communication with the gaps and, prior to the plant growing system being watered, comprising the fertilizer or nutrient.