Plant husbandry inventions 11/07

20070271841 - Devices and methods for growing plants: This invention provides method and devices for receiving and/or delivering liquid to an object, devices for delivering liquid to a plant/seed/growing medium comprising: a conduit comprising: at least two about parallel plates one or more walls substantially sealing the plates and forming a substantially enclosed space, such that the devices... Agent: Aerogrow International, Inc.

20070271842 - Systems and methods for controlling liquid delivery and distribution to plants: This invention provides a system and methods for providing liquid to a plant or a seed that can germinate into a plant, said system including: a liquid delivery device; an actuator; a vessel; and a vessel support; wherein said actuator is operable to cause said liquid delivery device to deliver... Agent: Aerogrow International, Inc. Suite 200

20070271843 - Modular, portable, bottomless planter: A modular, bottomless planter comprising a plurality of panels and at least one temporary fastener that is adapted for temporarily attaching at least one of the panels to another of the panels. The planter is configured to be temporarily assembled around the base of a stationary object, such as a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070266624 - Promotion device and promotion method for carbon-dioxide assimilation of plant: A promotion device for carbon-dioxide assimilation of plant provided with a high-voltage generating portion which boosts voltage of electric current from an A/C power source portion and converts the electric current into direct current, and an electrode portion which impresses only minus potential of the current from the high-voltage generating... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070266627 - Trellis and tool system: A trellis system of the invention comprises a trellis and tool in combination. The trellis includes multiple legs and one or more horizontal supports. The tool includes a tray and a coning tool. The tray is adapted to slidably engage the legs by way of engagement means. The coning tool... Agent: Innovar, LLC

20070266630 - Capillary hydration system and method: A capillary hydration system and method for facilitating the growth of plants are provided. An exemplary system comprises a base having a reservoir for holding nutrient solution, and an insert portion. The insert portion comprises at least one downwardly extending plant receiving depression that is capable of holding a growth... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070261297 - Growth limiter for climbing plants: The present invention relates to a device (2) for limiting the undesirable development of climbing plants (7) on building walls (1), comprising a fence electrifier (5) and electric conductors (12).... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070261298 - Method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant: A method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant in a sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve has first and second panels, and at least a portion of at least one of the first and second panels is constructed of at least two layers of material. At least a portion... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20070261300 - Adjustable overflow: Adjustable overflow for insertion into a tub-like container, comprising a foot member having a base with a discharge aperture and a cylindrical tube portion with an axial passageway communicating with the discharge aperture, a tubular adjusting member being rotatably mounted on or in the tube portion and the tube portion... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070261301 - Method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant: A method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant in a sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve has first and second panels, and at least a portion of at least one of the first and second panels is constructed of at least two layers of material. At least a portion... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20070261302 - Thermoplastic flower pot with a thin skirt: A flower pot cover in combination with a retaining medium for holding and retaining a floral grouping. The flower pot cover includes a base portion defining a receiving space receiving at least a portion of the retaining medium so as to hold and retain the retaining medium. The base portion... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20070256356 - System and method for the cultivation/movement of plants: System (1) and method for removing plants from a cultivation area (2) or, alternatively, placing plants therein. Such plants are preferably pot plants, but can also be other plants, for example placed in trays. A feed/removal belt (4) extends along the cultivation surface (2). Perpendicularly thereto there is a branch... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070256357 - Methods for minimizing contamination of crops and products derived therefrom: A method of minimizing contamination of processed grain and processed food products is disclosed. The method can include selecting seeds which are known to contain a desired variety, inspecting a grower's operation and machinery to certify that the operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, harvesting the crop, inspecting... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070256358 - Container with plant identification tag slot: A plant container having a frustoconical sidewall extending outwardly and vertically from a bottom of the container to a top of the container, a lip positioned near the top of the container, and a tag-accepting slot formed in the lip. The container may also include a first nesting step located... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070251144 - Plant container: A container for growing plants has a base and a side wall extending upwardly from the base, for containing a growing medium. An opening is defined in an inclined portion of the side wall, and a rib positioned on the side wall and facing into the container defines a root-guiding... Agent: John B Hardaway Nexsen Pruet

20070251145 - Method and apparatus for growing plants in carousels: Method and apparatus for growing plants wherein rotating arrays of seeds or seedlings carried by arcuate ribs arranged around a common horizontal axis face a growth promoting light source; plant growth is promoted and weight distribution within each array is maintained when watering the rotating arrays. Several intermeshing arrays can... Agent: Dinesh Agarwal, P.C.