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US 9,174,884 B1Granted
Closed loop compost tea brewer
OwnerMatthew Fingerleinventor
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Abstract
A closed loop compost tea brewing system with a hydroponic reservoir and a compost tea brewing assembly configured to brew compost tea. The compost tea brewer assembly includes a tea brewing reservoir. The system includes has a closed loop arrangement fluidly connecting the tea brewing reservoir and the hydroponic reservoir. The closed loop arrangement is configured to provide continuous fluid flow from the tea brewing reservoir to the hydroponic reservoir, which is recirculated back from the hydroponic reservoir to the tea brewing reservoir.
Claims18
A closed loop compost tea brewing system comprising:
- a hydroponic reservoir dimensioned to hold a quantity of fluid, wherein the hydroponic reservoir includes an inlet and an outlet;
- a compost tea brewing assembly configured to brew compost tea, wherein the compost tea brewing assembly includes a tea brewing reservoir containing a quantity of compost and is dimensioned to hold a quantity of fluid and has an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet of the tea brewing reservoir is fluidly connected to the inlet of the hydroponic reservoir, wherein the inlet of the tea brewing reservoir is fluidly connected to the outlet of the hydroponic reservoir, wherein the fluid connection of the outlet of the hydroponic reservoir is a direct fluid connection to the inlet of the tea brewing reservoir without any intervening operating structures;
- at least one pump configured to recirculate liquid from the outlet of the hydroponic reservoir into the inlet of the tea brewing reservoir;
- a level switch associated with the tea brewing reservoir configured to control actuation of the at least the one pump to prevent a fluid level within the tea brewing reservoir from rising above a predetermined level;
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- wherein the at least one pump and the level switch operate together to continuously recirculate fluid between the hydroponic reservoir and the tea brewing reservoir.
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A closed loop compost tea brewing system comprising:
- a hydroponic reservoir;
- a compost tea brewing assembly configured to brew compost tea, wherein the compost tea brewer assembly includes a tea brewing reservoir containing a quantity of compost;
- a closed loop arrangement fluidly connecting the tea brewing reservoir and the hydroponic reservoir, wherein the closed loop arrangement is configured to provide continuous fluid flow directly from the tea brewing reservoir to the hydroponic reservoir and recirculate fluid from the hydroponic reservoir directly back to the tea brewing reservoir;
- at least one pump configured to recirculate liquid from the hydroponic reservoir to the tea brewing reservoir;
- a level switch associated with the tea brewing reservoir configured to control actuation of the at least the one pump to prevent a fluid level within the tea brewing reservoir from rising above a predetermined level;
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- wherein the at least one pump and the level switch operate together to continuously recirculate fluid between the hydroponic reservoir and the tea brewing reservoir.
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A closed loop compost tea brewing system comprising:
- a compost tea brewing assembly configured to brew compost tea, wherein the compost tea brewer assembly includes a tea brewing reservoir containing a quantity of compost, the tea brewing reservoir having an inlet and an outlet;
- a hydroponic feed system having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet of the hydroponic feed system is in fluid communication with the outlet of the tea brewing reservoir to supply compost tea to the hydroponic feed system, wherein the outlet of the hydroponic feed system is in fluid communication with the inlet of the tea brewing reservoir to recirculate fluid from the hydroponic feed system to the tea brewing assembly;
- wherein the fluid communication between the outlet of the tea brewing reservoir and the inlet of the hydroponic feed system is a direct connection;
- wherein the fluid communication between the outlet of the hydroponic feed system and the inlet of the tea brewing reservoir is a direct connection;
- at least one pump configured to recirculate liquid from the hydroponic feed system to the tea brewing reservoir;
- a level switch associated with the tea brewing reservoir configured to control actuation of the at least the one pump to prevent a fluid level within the tea brewing reservoir from rising above a predetermined level;
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- wherein the at least one pump and the level switch operate together to continuously recirculate fluid between the hydroponic feed system and the tea brewing reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.