We are not claiming the other two approaches are wrong — we are claiming they are wrong for this specific job, and that the difference is measurable rather than rhetorical.
我们不主张另外两条路线是错的——我们主张它们不适合这件特定的事，而且这个差别是可度量的，不是修辞上的。
We are not claiming the other two approaches are wrong — we are claiming they are wrong for this specific job, and that the difference is measurable rather than rhetorical.
我们不主张另外两条路线是错的——我们主张它们不适合这件特定的事，而且这个差别是可度量的，不是修辞上的。
| Dimension对比维度 | Soil nursery传统土壤苗圃 | Hydroponic / tissue culture水培 / 组织培养 | Gas-liquid aeroponic (ours)气液式雾化（我方） |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle time生长周期 | 12–18 months个月 | 6–9 months个月 | 4 months个月 |
| Water use用水量 | Baseline基准 | −70% vs soil较土壤 | −90%+ vs soil较土壤 |
| Pesticide农药 | Required必需 | Reduced减少 | Zero零 |
| Root-zone oxygen根区溶氧 | Dependent on soil structure取决于土壤结构 | Limited — roots sit in solution受限——根系浸于溶液中 | Directly controlled via mist phase通过雾相直接控制 |
| Transplant shock移栽应激 | High — root ball disturbed高——根球受扰 | High — water roots must acclimatise高——水生根需驯化 | Low — air-pruned mist roots harden in situ低——雾生根气剪后原位炼苗 |
| Cost per seedling单株成本 | ¥2–4 | ¥8–15 | ¥6.61 → ¥5.90 target→ 目标 ¥5.90 |
| IP position知识产权 | None — public practice无——公开技术 | Mostly process know-how多为工艺诀窍 | Filed full-cycle method-and-system patent已提交全周期「方法+系统」专利 |
| Geography地理限制 | Latitude-bound受纬度限制 | Mostly latitude-bound多数受纬度限制 | Location-independent不受地点限制 |
Soil and hydroponic figures are ranges from published industry practice and are shown for comparison only. Our own figures are from the AIRCAFE pilot model. The comparison is not a claim that other approaches lack merit — only that they trade cycle time for cost, and that this trade is the wrong one for a replanting customer.土壤与水培数据为公开行业实践区间，仅作对比之用。我方数据来自 AIRCAFE 中试模型。本对比并非主张其他路线没有价值——只是说明它们用周期换成本，而对复种客户而言这笔交换划不来。
Anyone can buy a nozzle and mount it in a box. What cannot be reverse-engineered from a photograph is the schedule that governs when that nozzle fires, for how long, at what pressure, in which sequence across a four-month cycle. We claimed the schedule, not the hardware.
任何人都能买一个喷嘴装进箱子里。无法从一张照片逆向出来的，是那套决定喷嘴何时启动、持续多久、以多大压力、在四个月周期中按什么顺序执行的排程。我们主张的是排程，不是硬件。
A method claim alone leaves a competitor free to build a different apparatus that achieves the same result. A system claim alone leaves them free to run a different process on the same apparatus. Claiming both closes the obvious work-arounds.
只主张方法，竞争者可以换一台设备达成同样结果；只主张系统，竞争者可以在同一设备上跑另一套工艺。两者同时主张，才能堵住显而易见的绕行路径。
The patent is a legal fence. The parameter library is an operational one: each batch makes the next cheaper and more consistent, and that library is deliberately kept out of the published application. Two layers, two different failure modes covered.
专利是一道法律围栏，参数库是一道运营围栏：每个批次都让下一批更便宜、更一致，而这份库有意排除于公开申请文件之外。两层结构，覆盖两种不同的失效模式。
It is not a granted patent, and it is not a guarantee of exclusivity. Preliminary examination is a formal gate, not a novelty finding. The claim may narrow, and a determined competitor with capital may still design around it.
它不是一项已授权专利，也不构成独占保证。初步审查是形式门槛，不是新颖性认定。权利要求可能被限缩，资金充足的竞争者仍可能绕开设计。