US 11,812,709 B2
Vertical farm
Lawrence Marek, New York, NY (US); and Nickolas Starling, Alexandria, VA (US)
Assigned to SKYSCRAPER FARM LLC, Alexandria, VA (US)
Filed by Skyscraper Farm LLC, Alexandria, VA (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2016, as Appl. No. 15/378,927.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/267,192, filed on Dec. 14, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2018/0070538 A1, Mar. 15, 2018
Int. Cl. A01G 9/14 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 9/14 (2013.01) [Y02A 40/25 (2018.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a spiral building having greenhouse enclosures mounted thereon,
wherein said greenhouse enclosures each include a growing tray having an interior growing area and at least one slanted glass section having an interior surface, the at least one slanted glass section disposed above the growing tray and orientated to be perpendicular to light rays of the sun when the sun is at an equinox position, and
wherein the interior surface is reflective towards the interior growing area, thus reflecting light admitted through the at least one slanted glass section and directing the light to parts of the interior growing area.