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(11) EP 3 187 039 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3: (51) Int Cl.:

25.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/43 A01G 31/02 (2006.01)

(43) Date of publication A2:

05.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/27

(21) Application number: 16201129.0

(22) Date of filing: 29.11.2016

(84) Designated Contracting States: (72) Inventors:

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB • DE FAZIO, Marco
GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO Arlington, MA 02476 (US)
PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR • DODD, Simon
Designated Extension States: West Linn, OR 97068 (US)
BA ME
Designated Validation States: (74) Representative: Casalonga
MA MD Casalonga & Partners
Bayerstraße 71/73
(30) Priority: 30.12.2015 US 201514985128 80335 München (DE)

(71) Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc.

Coppell, TX 75019 (US)

(54) AEROPONICS SYSTEM WITH MICROFLUIDIC DIE AND SENSORS FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL

(57) The present disclosure is directed to a green-

house or single container for plant growth coupled to the
Internet of Things and including a microfluidic die for wa-
ter or nutrient distribution. The microfluidic die is control-
lable automatically or with instructions from a remote us-
er, based on sensors included within a growth environ-
ment.
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