161 |
Gravity flow microprocessor controlled portable plant dispensing system |
US139470 |
1998-08-25 |
US6092699A |
2000-07-25 |
Philip Arthur Schmidt |
A portable liquid dispensing apparatus for plant care having a microprocessor timer assembly (7) which communicates to a solenoid (1) that when activated moves the spring valve (2) to open position allowing air into the container (4) receiving air pressure inside the container (4) thereby getting gravity fed liquid flow out of liquid outlet (9). |
162 |
Water-saving irrigation device |
US489425 |
1995-06-12 |
US5553970A |
1996-09-10 |
Yuan-Liang Chang |
A water-saving irrigation device of the type that is utilized for the irrigation of vegetation and trees in arid desert areas is provided. The irrigation device includes a water inlet port, a water outlet port and a water storage container. The water inlet port is positioned at the upper section of the water storage container, attached to the cover and the water input nozzle of the water storage container. The water outlet port is positioned at either the lower section or the lateral section of the water storage container. The water outlet port has a perforated cover plate mounted against a sediment trap layer disposed within a water output nozzle. The sediment layer can be constructed from fine fabric or interwoven fibers. An air volume adjustment device is installed on the cover plate of water inlet port to control the amount of air admitted into the water storage container. |
163 |
Tree irrigator |
US513106 |
1990-04-23 |
US5117582A |
1992-06-02 |
W. Lambert Cissel, Jr.; Michael J. Johnson |
A tree irrigator utilizes at least a first flexible tree encircling container which may receive a substantial volume of a tree irrigating liquid and which will slowly disperse the liquid to the tree over a period of time. Each flexible container has at least a base portion which provides for the discharge of the irrigating liquid to the root ball of the tree. Either a single container may be placed about the trunk of the tree or two cooperating containers can be joined together in a tree encircling configuration. |
164 |
Trough for soil irrigation and moistening |
US278942 |
1988-10-31 |
US4928426A |
1990-05-29 |
Luc Janssens |
A trough for irrigation and moistening of the water-permeable side walls (3) and a waterproofed bottom (9) is described. It also comprises a welded or adhesively bonded, waterproofed lid (6), provided with a feed coupling (8) and a discharge coupling (10). When placed in series, a number of troughs of this type are suitable for moistening dry earth. |
165 |
Plant waterers |
US119300 |
1980-02-07 |
US4336666A |
1982-06-29 |
Adolph Caso |
There is disclosed in the present application a plant waterer which is torroidal in shape and formed with a slit to permit it to be placed around the base of the plant. The torroid is a reservoir for water and/or plant nutrient and is formed with a covered aperture through which the contents may be replenished without removing it from its operative position around the plant. The reservoir is in communication with tubular metering nozzles which are customized in their output rate to suit the requirements of the plant. |
166 |
Passive solar powered plant watering system |
US84448 |
1979-10-12 |
US4304528A |
1981-12-08 |
Robert D. Jordan |
A plant watering system that is controlled and operated in cycles by the heating effects of the sun, the system including a sealed water supply tank; a metering reservoir having a water supply conduit connected to the supply tank for delivering water from the supply tank to the metering reservoir, a float operated ball valve, and a triggering mechanism for releasing water from the metering reservoir; and, a distribution tank having an air relief conduit connected to the supply tank, a float operated pressure relief valve for releasing vapor pressure in the water supply tank through the air relief conduit; and, a distribution network for distributing the water to one or more plants, the system being operated by exposing the water supply tank to the sun causing delivery of water to the metering reservoir by vapor pressure in the tank, the metering tank releasing the water to the distribution tank for distribution when a predetermined quantity of water in the metering reservoir is obtained, the released water in the distribution tank operating the pressure relief valve, relieving the vapor pressure in the sealed tank and, after dispensing the water, to the plants initiating renewal of the cycle. |
167 |
Drip irrigator for hanging baskets |
US72348 |
1979-09-04 |
US4270696A |
1981-06-02 |
Odell Pointer, Jr. |
Basic form is a conical reservoir, small end up and provided with a hook whereby the irrigator may be suspended from the same bracket used to support the hanging basket. A multiplicity of small openings downwardly through the base of the irrigator permits a slow dripping of a solution stored in the reservoir, and a larger opening at the top keeps atmospheric pressure on the top of the solution. In one refinement the base is provided with a number of downwardly extending channels to which the small openings may be limited. In another modification the distribution network is separated from the reservoir and is disposed just below it. The two parts are normally connected for flow by a plug connector which has a second or raised position wherein the flow passages are sealed to prevent any flow. |
168 |
Plant growing device |
US689564 |
1976-05-24 |
US4175354A |
1979-11-27 |
Clarence A. Anderson |
A plant growing device includes a two sectional base having an upper and a lower portion, wherein a mechanism is provided for the controlled rotation of the upper portion relative to the stationary lower portion, and a flower pot containing a plant is positioned on top of the upper portion. A mechanism for delivering a controlled supply of water is coupled to the mechanism for rotation. |
169 |
Plant waterer |
US736700 |
1976-10-29 |
US4121734A |
1978-10-24 |
Tsai C. Soong; Jeanne F. Soong |
A container holds a volume of water over a plant and has an opening closed by a plug that is formed of a water-soluble material configured and composed so that the plug dissolves after a predetermined interval to let the water flow onto an area to be watered. The container can have several openings at different heights and closed by plugs that dissolve after successively longer intervals for each lower opening. Then quantities of water are admitted to the plant as the plugs dissolve after 2- or 3-day intervals so that the plant is watered periodically. |
170 |
Plant watering device |
US27284772 |
1972-07-18 |
US3856205A |
1974-12-24 |
ROHLING H |
An automatic plant watering device includes a container having an upwardly opening fill passage and a downwardly opening discharge passage, said container being supported on a hollow beam projecting upward from soil alongside the plant to be watered. The fill passage extends downward into the container and then turns upwardly in a substantially U-shaped pattern to a discharge end within the water storage portion of the container. Thus, water entering the container flows down and then up and over the inner terminus of the fill passage for storage and later use. The discharge passage comprises a duct which extends upward from near the bottom of the container and then downward in an inverted U-shaped pattern to terminate at an opening in the side of a standpipe. The standpipe projects from within the container downwardly through its bottom and upwardly to a point at least as high as the upper terminus of the inwardly opening fill passage, but below the top of the container. A tube extends from inside the support beam into the container and terminates near the top of the container, above the discharge end of the fill passage.
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171 |
Weed-inhibiting and watering attachment device for potted plants |
US3618260D |
1970-04-02 |
US3618260A |
1971-11-09 |
CONVEY ROBERT T JR |
A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID, THIN, PLATE-LIKE DEVICE HAVING CENTRAL OPENING FOR PASSAGE OF A PLANT STEM AND HAVING A SHORT FRUSTO-CONICAL CENTER PORTION ADAPTED TO BE FRICTIONFITTED WITHIN THE UPPER END OF HE POT FOR ATACHING THE DEVICE IN PLACE, IS DESCRIBED. THE BOTTOM OF THE FRUSTOCONICAL PORTION, IN ADDITION TO THE CENTRAL PLANT STEM OPENING, IS PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF SIDEWARDLY-EXTENDING OPENINGS PERMITTING THE FLOW OF WATER THERETHROUGH WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MINIMIZING THE POSSIBILITY OF WEED GROWTH. THE FRUSTO-CONICAL CENTER PORTION MERGES INTO A PERIPHERAL EXTENSION PORTION OPERATIVE TO COLLECT RAIN AND OR SPRINKLER WATER FOR MOISTENING THE POT SOIL.
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172 |
Water and humidity distributor for plants |
US48983665 |
1965-09-24 |
US3334440A |
1967-08-08 |
AIME CHOQUETTE |
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173 |
Plant medium watering device |
US9241649 |
1949-05-10 |
US2595782A |
1952-05-06 |
MAX EPSTEIN |
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174 |
Planter Water, Oxygen And Fertilizer Measuring Cup And Soil Penetrating Tube Apparatus |
US16267611 |
2019-02-05 |
US20190239458A1 |
2019-08-08 |
David M. Allen |
A planter water, oxygen and fertilizer measuring cup and soil penetrating tube apparatus is disclosed. The planter tube apparatus includes an upper reservoir and an angled lower dispensing tube. The upper reservoir includes a base and an upstanding wall, defining a volume, with a lower opening defined in at least one of the base and the upstanding wall in fluid communication with the volume. The angled lower dispensing tube extends from the upper reservoir. The angled lower dispensing tube is angled relative to the base of the upper reservoir. The angled lower dispensing tube has an outer surface and an inner channel, extending between a proximal end and a distal end, with a plurality of openings being positioned therebetween and extending through the outer surface and into the inner channel. A combination planter and planter tube apparatus is disclosed, as is a method of use. |
175 |
MODULAR CELL AND MATRIX FOR SUPPORTING A LOAD BEARING FEATURE |
US15713571 |
2017-09-22 |
US20180070539A1 |
2018-03-15 |
Benjamin Douglas Gooden |
A modular cell that may be used with other cells to form a matrix under a load bearing feature, the cell being a single piece molding that supports a compressive load placed thereon, the molding including a void space defined within: a skirt shaped support member defining a substantially planar surface with an opening therein; and at least one leg integral to and extending from the support member. The cell further includes at least one linking member that releasably links together multiple cells to form a matrix of cells. The cells may be linked together vertically and/or horizontally. The cell and matrix include greater load bearing capacity and rigidity through aligned legs to carry the weight and interlinking members that act to share the load among the various cells. The design is cheaper to produce and allows easy access of the void space for filling and laying utility lines. |
176 |
Garden Spring |
US15160457 |
2016-05-20 |
US20170332561A1 |
2017-11-23 |
Jeff Martin |
A garden spring for supporting climbing plants, including a hollow pipe configured in a serpentine spiral between a first end and a second end, an anchor section at the second end of the pipe, and a fluid intake at the first end of the pipe, wherein the fluid intake is in fluid communication with an interior volume of the pipe. |
177 |
Modular cell and matrix for supporting a load bearing feature |
US15056626 |
2016-02-29 |
US09775304B2 |
2017-10-03 |
Benjamin Douglas Gooden |
A modular cell that may be used with other cells to form a matrix under a load bearing feature, the cell being a single piece molding that supports a compressive load placed thereon, the molding including a void space defined within: a skirt shaped support member defining a substantially planar surface with an opening therein; and at least one leg integral to and extending from the support member. The cell further includes at least one separate linking member that releasably links together multiple cells to form a matrix of cells. The cells may be linked together vertically and/or horizontally. The cell and matrix include greater load bearing capacity and rigidity through aligned legs to carry the weight as well as interlinking members that act to share the load among the various cells. The design also requires less material hence is cheaper to produce. The void space is also easily accessed hence allowing for easy access, filling and laying of utility lines where needed. |
178 |
Watering device incorporating a light source |
US14347458 |
2012-09-20 |
US09726367B2 |
2017-08-08 |
George Chidumam Onyeka |
A Watering device incorporating a light source (5) consisting of at least one inner chamber (2) attached to the exterior surface of the reservoir (1), said inner chamber (2) projecting or extending inwardly, said reservoir (1) having a mouth (3) which is able to be screwed or attached easily to commonly available drip feed devices or watering spikes (4), the inner chamber (2) wall at the exterior surface of the reservoir or extending outwardly from the reservoir exterior surface having a hole to accommodate fully or partially a light source or light sources (5) within the chambers), said light sources providing illumination of the reservoir (1), the plant, and surroundings or part thereof. |
179 |
Watering device intended to be fitted to a growing container, comprising an independent reservoir |
US13983706 |
2012-01-11 |
US09675013B2 |
2017-06-13 |
Philippe Balestra; Bruno Canin |
Device for watering plants configured to fit into a growing container, such as a pot. The device includes an external casing intended to be placed inside the growing container and to be at least partially buried. The casing delimits a housing having an open top end intended to protrude from or lie flush with the soil, and a bottom end having a passage in the soil. The device is further equipped with a water reservoir positioned inside the housing and having an orifice around which a water diffusion system is removably mounted. The diffusion system is designed to pass through the passage of the casing. |
180 |
PORTABLE WATER FEEDER |
US15227374 |
2016-08-03 |
US20170036921A1 |
2017-02-09 |
James-Roy OUELLETTE |
A portable water feeder for collecting rain water for bees, butterflies and many other uses has a vessel in which rain water is collected. A filter removes impurities from the rain water and a wind-powered agitator maintains the water in motion to minimize the build-up of algae. A valve controls the quantity of water which flows from the vessel to a watering station where the water is available for use. |