Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micro gravity environmental control apparatus and micro gravity environmental control method
- Patent Title (中): 微重力环境控制装置和微重力环境控制方法
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Application No.: US10423674Application Date: 2003-04-24
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Publication No.: US07748164B2Publication Date: 2010-07-06
- Inventor: Masayuki Hirafuji , Tokihiro Fukatsu , Kei Tanaka , Keiko Ibaraki
- Applicant: Masayuki Hirafuji , Tokihiro Fukatsu , Kei Tanaka , Keiko Ibaraki
- Applicant Address: JP JP JP
- Assignee: Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization,National Space Development Agency of Japan,Japan Space Forum
- Current Assignee: Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization,National Space Development Agency of Japan,Japan Space Forum
- Current Assignee Address: JP JP JP
- Agency: Harrington & Harrington
- Agent Curtis L. Harrington; Kathy E. Harrington
- Priority: JP2002-220653 20020730
- Main IPC: A01G31/00
- IPC: A01G31/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides a micro gravity environmental control apparatus, such as a plant cultivating apparatus, an animal raising apparatus, and a micro gravity environmental control method, such as a plant cultivating method, an animal raising method, a breeding method, capable of cultivating a plant and raising an animal by using soil and also capable of recovering moisture supplied to the soil so as to reuse the moisture, under a weightless environment or a micro gravity environment. There is provided a micro gravity environmental control apparatus comprising a chamber, an air suction pipe arranged in the vicinity of a lower end portion within the chamber, and an air sucking part communicated and connected with the air suction pipe and used for sucking air within the chamber out of the chamber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040020115A1 Micro gravity environmental control apparatus and micro gravity environmental control method Public/Granted day:2004-02-05
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