IP Library Granted Patent US 11,895,940
Granted Patent B2
US 11,895,940 · App. 18/126,888 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Rotational sprouter system

Inventors: Douglas Evans (Twentynine Palms, CA); Paul Naddaff (Newton, MA); Joel Schwarzbart (Irvine, CA); Ashley Legg (Düsseldorf, DE)
Assignee: WoVa Labs, Inc.
A01C1/02A01G31/047
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Patent No.
US 11,895,940
App. No.
18/126,888
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotational sprouter system, is disclosed including: a chamber comprising an opening; a porous end cap that is configured to engage the opening of the chamber; a reservoir; wherein the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir such that an interior of the chamber is in communication with the reservoir via the porous end cap; and wherein the porous end cap is adapted to engage a drive mechanism that is configured to rotate the chamber and the porous end cap while the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir.

Claims (73)

1. A rotational sprouter system, comprising:

a chamber comprising an opening;

a porous end cap that is configured to engage the opening of the chamber, wherein the porous end cap comprises pores that extend over a lip of the opening of the chamber;

a reservoir;

wherein the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir such that an interior of the chamber is in communication with the reservoir via the porous end cap; and

wherein the porous end cap is adapted to engage a drive mechanism that is configured to rotate the chamber and the porous end cap while the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir.

2. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , further comprising an irrigation system that is configured to release clean water into the reservoir.

3. The rotational sprouter system of claim 2 , wherein the irrigation system comprises a pump that is configured to pump the clean water from a clean water source via tubing into the reservoir.

4. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , wherein the porous end cap comprises agitator bars that extend into the chamber when the porous end cap is engaged with the opening of the chamber.

5. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the chamber is a cylinder or a frustum.

6. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , further comprising a drain valve that is configured to open to drain water from the reservoir.

7. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor that is configured to detect a jam associated with the drive mechanism.

8. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , further comprising a processor configured to:

detect a seed type associated with seeds within the chamber; and

obtain a seed profile corresponding to the seed type.

9. The rotational sprouter system of claim 8 , further comprising:

a sensor that is configured to determine a measurement inside the chamber; and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

compare the measurement to a target condition specified in the seed profile; and

in response to a determination that the measurement deviates from the target condition beyond a threshold, control an environmental subsystem to modify an environment within the chamber.

10. The rotational sprouter system of claim 9 , wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor.

11. The rotational sprouter system of claim 10 , wherein the environmental subsystem comprises a fan or a heater.

12. The rotational sprouter system of claim 9 , wherein the sensor comprises a humidity sensor.

13. The rotational sprouter system of claim 9 , wherein the sensor comprises a water level sensor.

14. The rotational sprouter system of claim 9 , wherein the environmental subsystem comprises an irrigation system.

15. The rotational sprouter system of claim 9 , wherein the environmental subsystem comprises a light.

16. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , further comprising a status light that is configured to display a light that is indicative of a current status of the rotational sprouter system.

17. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , wherein the chamber is tilted relative to a surface on which the rotational sprouter system sits.

18. The rotational sprouter system of claim 1 , wherein the porous end cap comprises stainless steel.

19. A rotational sprouter system, comprising:

a chamber comprising an opening;

a porous end cap that is configured to engage the opening of the chamber;

a reservoir;

an irrigation system that is configured to release clean water into the reservoir, wherein the irrigation system comprises a pump that is configured to pump the clean water from a clean water source via tubing into the reservoir;

wherein the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir such that an interior of the chamber is in communication with the reservoir via the porous end cap; and

wherein the porous end cap is adapted to engage a drive mechanism that is configured to rotate the chamber and the porous end cap while the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir.

20. A rotational sprouter system, comprising:

a chamber comprising an opening;

a porous end cap that is configured to engage the opening of the chamber;

a reservoir;

a drain valve that is configured to open to drain water from the reservoir;

wherein the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir such that an interior of the chamber is in communication with the reservoir via the porous end cap; and

wherein the porous end cap is adapted to engage a drive mechanism that is configured to rotate the chamber and the porous end cap while the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir.

21. A rotational sprouter system, comprising:

a chamber comprising an opening;

a porous end cap that is configured to engage the opening of the chamber;

a reservoir;

wherein the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir such that an interior of the chamber is in communication with the reservoir via the porous end cap;

wherein the porous end cap is adapted to engage a drive mechanism that is configured to rotate the chamber and the porous end cap while the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir;

a sensor that is configured to determine a measurement inside the chamber, wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor; and

a processor configured to:

detect a seed type associated with seeds within the chamber;

obtain a seed profile corresponding to the seed type;

compare the measurement to a target condition specified in the seed profile; and

in response to a determination that the measurement deviates from the target condition beyond a threshold, control an environmental subsystem to modify an environment within the chamber, wherein the environmental subsystem comprises a fan or a heater.

22. A rotational sprouter system, comprising:

a chamber comprising an opening;

a porous end cap that is configured to engage the opening of the chamber;

a reservoir;

wherein the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir such that an interior of the chamber is in communication with the reservoir via the porous end cap;

wherein the porous end cap is adapted to engage a drive mechanism that is configured to rotate the chamber and the porous end cap while the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir;

a sensor that is configured to determine a measurement inside the chamber; and

a processor configured to:

detect a seed type associated with seeds within the chamber;

obtain a seed profile corresponding to the seed type;

compare the measurement to a target condition specified in the seed profile; and

in response to a determination that the measurement deviates from the target condition beyond a threshold, control an environmental subsystem to modify an environment within the chamber, wherein the environmental subsystem comprises a light.

23. A rotational sprouter system, comprising:

a chamber comprising an opening, wherein the chamber is tilted relative to a surface on which the rotational sprouter system sits;

a porous end cap that is configured to engage the opening of the chamber;

a reservoir;

wherein the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir such that an interior of the chamber is in communication with the reservoir via the porous end cap; and

wherein the porous end cap is adapted to engage a drive mechanism that is configured to rotate the chamber and the porous end cap while the chamber and the porous end cap are at least partially submerged in the reservoir.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: EVANS, DOUGLAS; NADDAFF, PAUL; SCHWARZBART, JOEL; LEGG, ASHLEY
To: WOVA LABS, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63324399 · Mar 28, 2022
Related Publication 20230301223A1 · Sep 28, 2023