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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen Ocko, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Data Packaging Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
47 61 ; 47 59 ;
Abstract
A bean sprouter having a base with a fresh water reservoir and a collection chamber for waste water used to wash the sprouts. The sprouts are grown in a container that sits on the base. A timer-motor drives a pump which draws water from the reservoir into the growing container so as to maintain a moist atmosphere for growing and provide moisture for washing the sprouts. The timer is set to run the motor for brief periods at selected intervals.