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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2006
Applicants:
W. Gene Ramsey, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Andrew Ungerleider, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Inventors:
W. Gene Ramsey, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Andrew Ungerleider, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.