US 11,950,546 B2
Hydroponic grower
Dihl Grohs, Sioux Falls, SD (US); Ryan Joens, Lennox, SD (US); and Craig Livingston, Canistota, SD (US)
Assigned to HYDROGREEN, INC., Langley (CA)
Filed by HydroGreen, Inc., Langley (CA)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/892,694.
Application 17/892,694 is a division of application No. 17/431,973, granted, now 11,606,919, previously published as PCT/US2020/018595, filed on Feb. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/807,623, filed on Feb. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0408668 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A01K 31/04 (2006.01); A01G 31/04 (2006.01); G01V 1/36 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 31/04 (2013.01) [G01V 1/364 (2013.01); G01V 1/38 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1293 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1427 (2013.01); G01V 2210/324 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. 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.