Plant husbandry inventions 06/07

20070144064 - Ozone treatment of mushroom house: The interior of a mushroom house is sterilized by applying ozone into the interior of the mushroom house around compost in receptacles in the mushroom house. The ozone is applied prior to the spawning step in the growing of the mushrooms.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070144065 - Irrigation mat and plant seeding mat system: An irrigation and seeding mat includes a plurality of flexible drip tubes, arranged longitudinally along the length of the mat and laterally spaced apart along the width of the mat, with each drip tube having a series of openings therein for dripping water from the tube. The mat has a... Agent: Roger C. Turner

20070144066 - Defensive anti-intrusion vegetal hedge and method for the production thereof: A defensive anti-intrusion vegetal hedge for the protection of a property, incorporating plants having spines or similar, wherein said plants are planted along a line defining the area to be protected, in one or two rows, characterized in that the branches of said plants are linked to neighboring plants by... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070144067 - Sanitizing container and display: Sanitizing container and display is a sealed but ventable container for removably placing demonstrable objects such as plants, cut flowers, inside the container, living creatures and the like in hospitals, home or other environments where immunocompromised or allergic patients live. This sealed container and display is provided with a ventilation... Agent: Ashkan Farhadi, M.d.

20070144068 - Sprouts and baby leaf crops farming device: A farming device includes a base having a plurality of lattices and each of the lattices is connected with a support member so as to receive at least one seed therein. A nutrient pad is located beneath the support members so as to provide water and necessary elements to the... Agent: Chin-hsing Feng

20070144069 - Vertical garden: A vertical garden includes a reservoir containing a nutrient rich liquid. A stack of modular planters are nested together above the reservoir. A vertically extending tubular pipe passes through central openings in the modular planters. The tubular pipe communicates with a manifold within the reservoir. An air pump located outside... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20070130824 - Raised-bed gardening system: A raised-bed gardening system, including a raised-bed gardening structure and an integrated water-delivery system. The gardening structure has a frame, including a base, vertical support members, and cross members that define a gardening enclosure. A grid assembly is connected to the base and a fence is connected to the frame... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070130825 - Soil protection device: A soil protection device for inhibiting access to soil surrounding a potted plant includes a cover member having first and second portions pivotally coupled together for relative movement between open and closed configurations. The cover member defines a stem hold through which a potted plant stem may extend. The cover... Agent: Harshaw Research Incorporated

20070130826 - Flower shipping and arranging container & system of packaging flowers: A flower shipping and arranging container comprising a planer flexible card having defined therein a number of apertures for receiving flower stems there through. The flower shipping and arranging container also includes sheet material wrapped around the flexible card so as to create a hollow pocket between the sheet material... Agent: Mark A Koch

20070130827 - Fluid and nutrient delivery system and associated methods: A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a microporous hydrophobic tubing coated with a hydrophilic polymer that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an inlet to the distal portion.... Agent: Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.d Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20070130828 - Water storage device for growing a lawn surface: The invention relates to a device comprising a trough (2) with a base wall (4) and side walls (5), said trough (2) designed to contain a liquid and a tray (3) for placing in the trough (2), for supporting a growing substrate with at least one well (15), the bottom... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070130829 - Decorative waterfall with planter: A decorative waterfall containing an integrated planter is disclosed. The decorative waterfall contains a planter integrated within the main body of the waterfall and is constructed of natural or man made stone to create the appearance of a miniature natural waterfall.... Agent: Michael Coblenz

20070124993 - Method and system for retractable portable shield: A retractable protective shield (20) includes a first stake member (22), a second stake member (24) and a sheet member (26) having a first end attached to the first stake member and a second end attached to the second stake member. The shield can further include a cylinder (30) enclosing... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070124994 - Real grow bag: BETTER GROWING PLANTS AND TREES... Agent: Adamary Rodriguez

20070124995 - Renewably buoyant, self-protective floating habitat: A floating habitat designed to be renewably buoyant, self-sustaining and optionally specialized for waterfowl nesting. The first embodiment comprises one or more flotation units, a source of compressed air, and a means for connecting the source of compressed air to the flotation units. Each flotation unit comprises an individual supply... Agent: Antoinette M. Tease

20070124996 - Plant flat handle: A detachable handle for lifting and carrying a plant flat. The handle includes a central carrying portion and a securing portion located at each end of the handle. In construction, each securing portion is divided longitudinally into two subsections, which are separated from each other and capable of being releasably... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP