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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Frederik Pius Van Horssen, Brielle, NL;
Harry Geerlings, Hoogezand, NL;
Inventors:
Frederik Pius Van Horssen, Brielle, NL;
Harry Geerlings, Hoogezand, NL;
Assignee:
Rijnplant B.V., NC de Lier, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G009/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method for growing plants in a glasshouse and for moving said plants, and also propagation system, substantially the entire surface area of the glasshouse is used for propagating plants on a first, low bearer. Benches or second bearers are movable over the plants, and with a robot, plants can be moved from the first, low level to a second, higher level on the second bearer of the mobile benches. The mobile containers can be removed from the glasshouses in order to perform treatments on the plants.