Patent ID: 6852295

Claim:
An apparatus for sterilizing and sprouting grains comprising: a container adapted to hold grains for sprouting, said container comprising an water inlet pipe adapted to guide fresh water from an external water source to the inside of said container, an overflow pipe adapted to guide an overflow of water out of said container, a grains discharge control valve disposed at a bottom side thereof and controlled to discharge sprouted grains out of said container; a top cover covering said a top side of said container, said top cover comprising a plurality of ultraviolet lamps adapted to sterilize water contained in said container; a water supply coil mounted inside said container and connected to said water inlet pipe, said water supply coil having a plurality of water outlets adapted to guide water from said water inlet pipe into the inside of said container; a wire gauze filter mounted in said container above said water supply coil, said wire gauze filter having a bottom outlet pipe connected to said grains discharge control valve; and active carbon blocks mounted in said container and filled up the space between said water supply coil and said wire gauze filter.