William C Peacock

US Patent:

20200045895, Feb 13, 2020

Filed:

Jul 30, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/526790

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Nicholas BOOTH - Los Angeles CA, US
William L. PEACOCK - Los Angeles CA, US
Nadav RAVID - Visalia CA, US
Jonathan DESTLER - Los Angeles CA, US
Daniel L. FARKAS - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

A01G 13/02
A01G 7/04
A01G 9/24

Abstract:

A growth chamber for improving growing conditions of a growing plant which include a growing grape vine, grape vine replant or other agricultural crop plant. The growth chamber includes a solar concentrator for collecting and concentrating solar energy, a light transmitter in optical communication with the solar concentrator, for directing the collected solar energy toward the growing plant, an inner wall comprising a perimeter positioned between the solar concentrator and the growing grape vine or grape vine replant, the inner wall further comprising a reflective inner surface for directing collected solar energy toward the growing plant, and a protective inner surface configured for placement around the growing plant, the protective inner surface defining a protected zone surrounding the growing plant, the protective inner surface extending downward from the light transmitter and comprising a rigid outer wall for protecting the protected zone from one or more growth limiting factors selected from the group consisting of: wind damage; heat damage; cold damage; frost damage; herbicide damage; and animal damage; and/or for reducing evapo-transpiration by growing plant positioned in the protected zone.