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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:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Entropy Solutions Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventor:
William Rusty Sutterlin, Hoover, AL (US);
Assignee:
EntropySolutions LLC, Plymouth, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 9/02 (2006.01); A01G 9/10 (2006.01); A01G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 1/001 (2013.01); A01G 9/021 (2013.01); A01G 9/10 (2013.01); A01G 9/1086 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides improved compositions and methods for growing and cultivating plants, wherein the compositions and methods comprise placing phase change materials (PCMs) close to, in contact with, or substantially in contact with, a plant root system, a plant pot or a plant soil (containing plant roots) to absorb the heat from the day and release it at night.