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公开(公告)号:US5511340A
公开(公告)日:1996-04-30
申请号:US943264
申请日:1992-09-10
申请人: Malcolm G. Kertz
发明人: Malcolm G. Kertz
IPC分类号: A01G31/04 , A01G31/06 , A01H4/00 , C12M1/00 , C12M3/00 , C12M3/06 , H01L21/285 , H01L31/18 , A01G31/02
CPC分类号: A01H4/001 , A01G31/04 , A01G31/06 , H01L21/285 , H01L31/1884 , Y02E10/50 , Y02P60/12 , Y02P60/216
摘要: The growing room includes a closed loop track suspended above the floor and extending throughout the room. A plurality of racks are movably supported on the track by a motorized mover system. The racks include a frame for supporting a plurality of growing sheets for supporting and growing the plants. The growing sheets are made of a translucent material and include a plurality of growing cells formed by affixing a plurality of lengths of membrane material to the sheet at predetermined locations. The growing cells are gas permeable, liquid impermeable, and translucent.
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公开(公告)号:US4908315A
公开(公告)日:1990-03-13
申请号:US21408
申请日:1987-03-04
申请人: Malcolm G. Kertz
发明人: Malcolm G. Kertz
摘要: An integument and related process for the micropropagation of tissue is made of a semipermeable, translucent membrane. The integument includes a cellule for completely enclosing and sealing the tissue and growth medium from the ambient environment. Light is transmitted through the translucent membrane to the tissue. The semipermeable membrane allows the mutual penetration by diffusion and osmosis of oxygen and carbon dioxide to permit the tissue to breathe with the ambient environment. The membrane is impermeable to biological contaminants. The integument and related method provides enhanced growth of the tissue and a reduction in contamination.
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公开(公告)号:US5171683A
公开(公告)日:1992-12-15
申请号:US672736
申请日:1991-03-21
申请人: Malcolm G. Kertz
发明人: Malcolm G. Kertz
摘要: An integument and related process for the micropropagation of tissue and for the culturing of other organic matter is made of a translucent and semipermeable membrane.
摘要翻译: 用于微量繁殖组织和用于培养其他有机物质的皮肤和相关方法由半透明和半透膜制成。
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公开(公告)号:US5088231A
公开(公告)日:1992-02-18
申请号:US573606
申请日:1990-08-24
申请人: Malcolm G. Kertz
发明人: Malcolm G. Kertz
CPC分类号: C12M41/48 , A01C1/042 , A01G9/1006 , A01H4/001 , C12M23/50 , C12M41/18 , C12M45/02 , Y10S47/03 , Y10S47/901
摘要: An automated system for growing plant material includes an first length of membrane material having a plurality of open growing chambers and a second length of membrane material having a plurality of growing chambers filled with the plant material. A media preparation unit mixes measured amounts of individual stock solutions for dispensing media into the open growing chambers by a fill unit. A fill check scanner unit determines that a sufficient amount of media has been dispensed within each growing chamber. A sterilization unit sterilizes the media filled open growing chambers which then pass to a cooling and storage unit for cooling and storing the media-filled open growing chambers until ready for planting with plant material. The second length of plant-filled growing chambers are housed in a plant culture room where the plant material is permitted to grow. A growth detection scanner determines the extent of growth of the plant material. Upon the plant material reaching a predetermined growth, the plant-filled growing chambers pass to a surface sterilization unit for surface sterilizing the plant-filled growing chambers. A cutting opens the growing chambers and the plant material is removed. The removed plant material is passed through a cutting unit where the plant material is cut into pieces. Each piece of plant material is then planted into a media-filled open growing chamber from the cooling and storing unit. A heat sealer closes the open end of the newly plant-filled growing chambers. The newly plant-filled growing chambers are then transported back to the culture room. A tractor feed apparatus transports the lengths of growing chambers throughout the automated system and a control system synchronizes and controls the operation of each of the units and tractor feed apparatus.
摘要翻译: 用于生长植物材料的自动化系统包括具有多个开放生长室的第一长度的膜材料和具有填充有植物材料的多个生长室的第二长度的膜材料。 介质制备单元通过填充单元将测量量的用于分配介质的单独储存溶液混合到开放生长室中。 填充检查扫描器单元确定在每个生长室内已经分配了足够量的介质。 消毒单元对填充有介质的开放式生长室进行消毒,然后将其传送到冷却和存储单元,用于冷却和储存填充有介质的开放生长室,直到准备种植植物材料。 植物填充生长室的第二长度被放置在允许植物材料生长的植物培养室中。 生长检测扫描仪确定植物材料的生长程度。 当植物材料达到预定的生长时,植物填充的生长室通过表面杀菌单元,用于对植物填充的生长室进行表面杀菌。 切割打开生长室,并移除植物材料。 去除的植物材料通过切割单元,其中植物材料被切成块。 然后将每片植物材料从冷却和储存单元种植到填充介质的开放生长室中。 热封机封闭了新装满植物的生长室的开口端。 新装满植物的生长室然后被运回到培养室。 拖拉机进料装置将生长室的长度输送到整个自动化系统中,并且控制系统同步并控制每个单元和拖拉机进料装置的操作。
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公开(公告)号:US4978505A
公开(公告)日:1990-12-18
申请号:US278681
申请日:1988-12-01
申请人: Malcolm G. Kertz
发明人: Malcolm G. Kertz
CPC分类号: A01G9/1006 , A01C1/042 , A01H4/001 , Y10T436/11
摘要: An automated system for growing plant material includes an first length of membrane material having a plurality of open growing chambers and a second length of membrane material having a plurality of growing chambers filled with the plant material. A media preparation unit mixes stock solutions for dispensing into the growing chambers by a fill unit. A scanner unit determines that a sufficient amount of media has been dispensed within each chamber. A sterilization unit sterilizes the chambers which then pass to a cooling and storage unit until ready for planting with plant material. The second length of plant-filled growing chambers are housed in a plant culture room where the plant material is permitted to grow. A scanner determines the extent of growth of the plant material. Upon the material reaching a predetermined growth, the growing chambers pass to a surface sterilization unit. A cutting unit opens the chambers and the plant material is removed. The material is passed through a cutting unit where the material is cut into pieces. Each piece of material is then planted into a media-filled chamber from the cooling and storing unit. A heat sealer closes the open end of the newly plant-filled growing chambers. The newly plant-filled growing chambers are then transported back to the culture room. A tractor feed apparatus transports the lengths of growing chambers throughout the automated system and a control system controls the operation of each of the units and tractor feed apparatus.
摘要翻译: 用于生长植物材料的自动化系统包括具有多个开放生长室的第一长度的膜材料和具有填充有植物材料的多个生长室的第二长度的膜材料。 介质制备单元通过填充单元混合用于分配到生长室中的储备溶液。 扫描仪单元确定在每个室内已经分配了足够量的介质。 灭菌单元对腔室进行消毒,然后将其传递到冷却和储存单元,直到准备种植植物材料。 植物填充生长室的第二长度被放置在允许植物材料生长的植物培养室中。 扫描仪确定植物材料的生长程度。 当材料达到预定的生长时,生长室通过表面消毒单元。 切割单元打开腔室并移除植物材料。 材料通过切割单元,其中材料被切割成块。 然后将每块材料从冷却和存储单元种植到介质填充的室中。 热封机封闭了新装满植物的生长室的开口端。 新装满植物的生长室然后被运回到培养室。 拖拉机进料装置在整个自动化系统中输送生长室的长度,并且控制系统控制每个单元和拖拉机进料装置的操作。
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