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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Mjnn Llc, South San Francisco, CA (US);
John L. Whitcher, Tualatin, OR (US);
Jack Oslan, Henderson, NV (US);
Nate Mazonson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nathaniel R. Storey, Laramie, WY (US);
Daniel Cook, Woodside, CA (US);
Philip E. Beatty, Tualatin, OR (US);
Matthew Barnard, Woodside, CA (US);
Christopher K. Conway, Loomis, CA (US);
Ernest Learn, Loomis, CA (US);
Michael Duffy, Duryea, PA (US);
Russell Varone, Fremont, CA (US);
Russell Field, Portola Valley, CA (US);
William R. George, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Rob Jensen, Rocklin, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Clark, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jaremy Creechley, Laramie, WY (US);
Matteo Melani, Menlo Park, CA (US);
MJNN, LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A plant growing system configured for high density crop growth and yield, including an environmentally-controlled growing chamber and a vertical growth column within, the column configured to support a hydroponic plant growth module which is configured for containing and supporting plant growth media for containing and supporting a root structure of at least one gravitropic crop plant growing therein and for detachably mounting to the vertical growth column, the hydroponic plant growth module including a lateral growth opening to allow the plant to grow laterally through toward a light emitting source, a nutrient supply system to direct aqueous crop nutrient solution through an upper opening of the hydroponic plant growth module, an airflow source to direct airflow away from the growth opening and through an under-canopy of the plant, so as to disturb the boundary layer, and a control system for regulating, at least one growing condition in an area in or adjacent to the under-canopy.