# US 11,895,940 B2 · Rotational sprouter system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,895,940 B2 - Document ID: US11895940B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/126,888 - Filed: 2023-03-27 - Published: 2023-09-28 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2022-03-28 - Assignees: WoVa Labs, Inc. - Applicants: WoVa Labs, Inc. - Inventors: Douglas Evans; Paul Naddaff; Joel Schwarzbart; Ashley Legg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11895940B2 ## CPC - A01C 1/02: Germinating apparatus; Determining germination capacity of seeds or the like - A01G 31/023: {Hydroponic cultivation wherein the roots of the plants are partially exposed to air, e.g. aeroponics} - A01G 31/047: {with containers inside rotating drums or rotating around a horizontal axis, e.g. carousels} - Y02P 60/21: Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures - A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00) - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## 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 ### Claim 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rotational sprouter system of claim 1, further comprising an irrigation system that is configured to release clean water into the reservoir. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) 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. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The rotational sprouter system of claim 1, wherein a shape of the chamber is a cylinder or a frustum. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The rotational sprouter system of claim 1, further comprising a drain valve that is configured to open to drain water from the reservoir. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The rotational sprouter system of claim 1, further comprising a sensor that is configured to detect a jam associated with the drive mechanism. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The rotational sprouter system of claim 9, wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The rotational sprouter system of claim 10, wherein the environmental subsystem comprises a fan or a heater. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The rotational sprouter system of claim 9, wherein the sensor comprises a humidity sensor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The rotational sprouter system of claim 9, wherein the sensor comprises a water level sensor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The rotational sprouter system of claim 9, wherein the environmental subsystem comprises an irrigation system. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The rotational sprouter system of claim 9, wherein the environmental subsystem comprises a light. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The rotational sprouter system of claim 1, wherein the chamber is tilted relative to a surface on which the rotational sprouter system sits. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The rotational sprouter system of claim 1, wherein the porous end cap comprises stainless steel. ### Claim 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. ### Claim 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. ### Claim 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. ### Claim 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. ### Claim 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.