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US 11,304,391 B1Granted
Microgreens grower
AssigneeNew England Arbors Canada, Inc.
InventorEddie James DeJong
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Abstract
A microgreens grower includes: a chamber; a seed support disposed above the chamber, the seed support having a structure which is configured to prevent seeds of a predetermined size from falling through, but is permeable to water; a mist generator disposed below the seed support and in communication with a water reservoir; at least one grow light disposed above the seed support; and an electronic controller operable to selectively provide electrical power to the mist generator and the at least one grow light.
Claims16
A microgreens grower, comprising:
- a chamber;
- a seed support disposed above the chamber, the seed support having a structure which is configured to prevent seeds of a predetermined size from falling through, but is permeable to water;
- a mist generator disposed below the seed support and in communication with a water reservoir;
- at least one grow light disposed above the seed support;
- and
- an electronic controller operable to selectively provide electrical power to the mist generator and the at least one grow light, wherein the electronic controller is programmed to carry out a selected grow cycle in response to user activation, the grow cycle comprising:
- in a first phase having a first predetermined duration, powering the mist generator without activating the at least one grow light, for a predetermined number of hours per day;
- and
- In a second phase having a second predetermined duration, powering the mist generator for a predetermined number of hours per day;
- and turning on the at least one grow light during predetermined times of the day, wherein the second phase occurs subsequent to the first phase.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.