Patent SG-11201906378U-A (SG)
Title: System and method for farming
Inventor: CHONG SUK SHIEN
IPC: A01G31/00
Filed: 2018-01-19
Abstract: ClimateControl System (temperature, moisture, CO/Hydrogen level control, and air ventilation) Lighting System Water/Nutrition Supply Seeding System Loading/unloading System Multi-layer Farming-beds Harvesting System I Database Control/Management System Fig. 22 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 26 July 2018 (26.07.2018) WIP0 I PCT omit °nolo I Imo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/136007 Al 1-1 O 1-1 00 1-1 O C (51) International Patent Classification: AO1G 9/14 (2006.01) AO1G 31/00 (2018.01) AO1G 9/24 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2018/050032 (22) International Filing Date: 19 January 2018 (19.01.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 10201700512T 20 January 2017 (20.01.2017) SG (71) Applicant: GREENPHYTO PTE. LTD. [SG/SG]; 19 Tukang Innovation Drive #04-01, Greenhub, Singapore 618301 (SG). (72) Inventor: CHONG, Suk Shien; 14 Blandford Drive, Sin- gapore 559807 (SG). (74) Agent: YUSARN AUDREY; 24 Raffles Place, #27-01 Clifford Centre, Singapore 048621 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, = (54) Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FARMING (57) : The present invention relates to a system and method for farming. In particular, there is a system for indoor farming comprising at least one growth rack, the at least one growth rack comprises a plurality of cells; a plurality of farming modules, each farming module configured to be stored in a cell, each farming module configured to grow at least one type of plant; a machine arranged to move each of the plurality of fanning modules in/from each of the corresponding cell; wherein each of the plurality of farming module comprises one or more self-contained nutrient tray portion specific to the type of plant, and wherein each farming module is independent with respect to other farming modules. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/136007 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOMMIMINNINERVOIMIE MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17 (ii)) of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) in black and white; the international application as filed contained color or greyscale and is available for download from PATENTSCOPE