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Seed Injector for Hydroponic Hemp Microgreen System

Company: AB Cox Enterprises Inc.

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: IE
Optional: MATSE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: YES

Our nutrient film technique hydroponic hemp microgreen system grows highly nutritional hemp microgreens that are harvestable in 12 - 14 days. These shoots can be used on salads, as garnishes, in smoothies and more and they have higher nutritional value than kale. They even taste better than kale. And.... NO - they won't get you high! They have nearly undetectable levels of THC. The problem is re-setting the system with new seeds after harvest is too labor intensive for the product to be profitable. Therefore, we need a seed injector unit to speed up the reload of the system after each harvest. The seeds are elliptical and easily jam if the opening is not large enough. The hydro system uses small plastic filter cups to hold the seeds as they germinate. There are over 2300 little cups that each need 4 seeds dropped in. The unit needs a hopper to hold the seed - using a 1-pint milk jug is recommended for the hopper. The hopper should screw into the top of the injector unit allowing the seeds to drop into a seed aligning funnel. There should be a door that allows seeds to pass through to fill a cavity (transfer compartment) that only holds four seeds. A spring loaded trigger should then be depressed to drop the seeds out of the base into the seed cup. When the trigger is released - four more seeds drop into the transfer compartment. This way each cup can be quickly reloaded reducing the labor cost of the final hemp microgreen product.