Patents by Inventor Valentin Furlan

Valentin Furlan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7036273
    Abstract: A gardening system wherein there is provided an outer container and a soil support insert placed therein, the soil support insert is spaced with the bottom wall of the container to find a water space and an air space therebetween, the insert having at least one downwardly extending wall which defines a cavity and the downwardly extending wall having a plurality of apertures therein to permit root growth therethrough, a non-soil growing medium within the cavity, the non-soil growing medium including mycorrhizal fungi incorporated therein. The system provides for an enhanced plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Inventors: Marc-André Valiquette, Yolande Dalpé, Valentin Furlan
  • Publication number: 20050102900
    Abstract: A gardening system wherein there is provided an outer container and a soil support insert placed therein, the soil support insert is spaced with the bottom wall of the container to find a water space and an air space therebetween, the insert having at least one downwardly extending wall which defines a cavity and the downwardly extending wall having a plurality of apertures therein to permit root growth therethrough, a non-soil growing medium within the cavity, the non-soil growing medium including mycorrhizal fungi incorporated therein. The system provides for an enhanced plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Valiquette, Yolande Dalpe, Valentin Furlan