Hydroponic grower
AssigneeHydroGreen, Inc.
InventorsDihl Grohs, Ryan Joens, Craig Livingston
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Abstract
A hydroponic growing apparatus, system, and method is provided. The hydroponic grower includes one or more seed beds each having a length and a width operably supported by a framework. A seed belt is rotatable around each of the one or more seed beds between loading and offloading positions to and from a seed growing position. Seed is discharged onto the seed belt for hydroponically growing a seed atop of the one or more seed beds. Seed growth can be offloaded through the path of a stream of liquid exiting a liquid nozzle for cutting through offloaded seed growth in at least one direction.
Claims12
A method for hydroponically growing a variety of seed, comprising:
- providing a plurality of seed beds operably supported by a framework, wherein each seed bed includes a seed belt;
- actuating a first drive mechanism for moving the seed belt from an offloaded position to a loaded position;
- actuating a second drive mechanism for moving the seed belt from the loaded position to the offloaded position;
- actuating a third drive mechanism for dispensing seed from a seeder onto the seed belt at least during actuation of the first drive mechanism;
- actuating a fourth drive mechanism for separating offloaded seed growth during actuation of the second drive mechanism.
A method for hydroponically growing a variety of seed, comprising:
- providing one or more seed beds each having a length and a width operably supported by a framework, wherein each seed bed includes a seed belt actuated by opposing drive mechanisms;
- disengaging one of the opposing drive mechanisms while engaging the other drive mechanism for moving the seed belt from an offloaded position to an onloaded position while dispensing seed onto the seed belt;
- disengaging the other drive mechanism while engaging the opposing drive mechanism for moving the seed belt from the onloaded position to the offloaded position for dispensing seed growth from the seed belt;
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- offloading seed growth into a cutter for separating into smaller portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.