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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091272 | Systems for the control and use of fluids and particles The configuration of a feedstock material is controlled by bringing it into contact with at least a first gas moving against it at a location with an area and thickness of the feedstock liquid that forms drops or fibers of a selected size. In one embodiment, drops o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7665243 | Somatic embryogenesis and embryo harvesting and method and apparatus for preparing plant embryos for plant production Described herein are methods and media for facilitating somatic embryogenesis and for collecting, conditioning, and transferring the washed embryos onto a substrate and into an environment suitable for conditioning the embryos for a desired period of time so they be... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7647724 | Irrigation mat and method of use An irrigation mat is comprised of a water impermeable base sheet, a water permeable top sheet and a capillary mat disposed between the base sheet and the top sheet. One or more flat pliable optional drip tapes are loosely disposed between the top sheet and the capil... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644536 | Sanitizing container and display Sanitizing container and display is a sealed but ventable container for removably placing demonstrable objects such as plants, cut flowers, inside the container, living creatures and the like in hospitals, home or other environments where immunocompromised or allerg... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7624532 | Grow-a-head A figurine shaped from coir base material compressed with a combination of fertilizer, paper and sawdust. The figurine includes a self-watering wick that allows water to be drawn from a reservoir to provide continuous water to the coir material. The figurine is furt... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7594355 | Apparatus for irrigating container-grown plants A mobile apparatus for irrigating container-grown plants suitable for use as a nursery irrigation system has a remote water storage tank, which utilizes the same overhead pipe to deliver and remove the water to a plant tray to base of the plant without contacting th... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7587856 | Compressed growing medium A growing medium includes a bulking agent compressed at a volume-to-volume ratio ranging from about 7:1 to about 10:1, being substantially free of a water-soluble binder material. The compressed bulking agent is then reground while substantially maintaining the volu... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7513077 | Method and system for disinfection and aeration of soil A method and a system for soil disinfection and aeration by generating shock waves and a flow of detonation products on soil particles. The system includes a combustion chamber having an input port for supplying a predetermined air-fuel mixture to the combustion cha... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7415795 | Cuttings receptacle A method for catching shrub or hedge cuttings. The method includes a setup of providing a at least one frame assembly with a first side, a spatially disposed second side, a distal side, and a bottom, which cooperate to form a catching area. The receptacle may be mad... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7278236 | Plant root characterization system An apparatus and method for nondestructively acquiring images of a plant root system is described. The apparatus includes a substrate for supporting the plant root system, a container for holding the substrate, an x-ray radiation source for generating x-ray radiatio... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243459 | Method of cultivation and components for use therewith A method and components for cultivation of plant materials. The components include enhanced berms, a confined irrigation/fertigation system, field and plant sensors, a plant support system, overcovering structure and a protective collar. Each of these components use... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6829859 | Landscape product that burns citronella The invention is directed to a landscape product that burns a fuel containing citronella to deter insects and which does not look like a conventional anti-insect device in a landscaped environment. The landscape product comprises a container defining an aperture, a ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6701666 | System for domestic cultivation of exotic plants including in-ground irrigation and aeration system A system for cultivating tropic plants in a planting area having a ground surface. A hole is initially dug to a depth of approximately three feet below the ground surface. A layer of ceramic tiles is established at the bottom of the hole, and is covered w... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6691455 | Sports playing surfaces with biodegradable backings A biodegradable playing surface (100) including a synthetic turf base (104) positioned atop a foundation (102) is provided. The synthetic turf base includes an at least partially biodegradable backing (112) having a plurality of openings (116), and synthe... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672346 | Palm tree trimming machine The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a tree trimming apparatus comprising a resilient frame, upright assemblies, drive assemblies, resilient alignment bar assemblies, spring tensioner assemblies, a buss assembly, and saw assemblies.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672347 | Aerial tree delimbing apparatus A tree delimber includes a hollow tube having opposite upper and lower ends, the upper end adapted for mounted below an aerial hoist, the lower end having an anti-rotation device mounted thereto for coupling with, mating into and temporarily entangling wi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6671582 | Flexible agricultural automation Agricultural operations by applying flexible manufacturing software, robotics and sensing techniques to agriculture. In manufacturing operations utilizing flexible machining and flexible assembly robots, work pieces flow through a fixed set of workstation... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6618987 | Repairing of divots A method of repairing a divot made by a golfer in the grass playing surface of a golf course provides for the golfer to deposit a divot repair body, comprising a growing material such as sand formed into a consolidated mass, into the divot. The body can t... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612069 | Retrofitting aerating root pruner Disclosed is a retrofittable aerating root pruner (RARP) adapted to be detachably mounted on the inner face of the side wall of a plant container having drain ports at the bottom of the side wall thereof, which is an elongate rectangular flat or hemi-cyli... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6594949 | Potting machines and methods Plant potting machines and methods have synchronized continuous motion pot track and soil drilling systems. In especially preferred forms, potting machines and methods of forming a planting recess in soil contained within a pot are provided which move a s... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6574916 | Plant grafting system A plant grafting system comprises a cutter assembly. The cutter assembly has a pair of V-shaped upper razors and a pair of V-shaped lower razors. A holder/insertion assembly is provided. The holder/insertion assembly is laterally spaced from the cutter as... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6562331 | Mating disruption methods for the control of insect pests A mating disruption method for the control of insect pests comprises releasing a sex pheromone in a field wherein an adsorption of the sex pheromone to a soil in the field is decreased.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6514749 | Fumonisin detoxification compositions and methods Methods for identifying organisms capable of degrading fumonisin. Fumonisin can be incorporated into culture medium for selection of organisms resistant to fumonisin and/or capable of growing on fumonisin as a sole carbon source. Using this method, severa... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6481154 | Method of large-scale propagation of trees of genus Swietenia Terminal buds or axillary buds of trees of genus Swietenia is cultured on a B5 medium containing 3-indole butyric acid (IBA) and benzylaminopurine (BAP) or its modified medium to induce multiple shoots; the multiple shoots are transplanted to a similar me... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6481153 | Turf additive formulation for reduction of localized dry spots due to water repellency Certain novel formulations of turf additives that act in such a manner as to permit proper amounts of moisture to contact root systems in order to reduce dry spots within highly managed turf areas and/or lawns. It is theorized that the accumulation of hum... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474377 | Self-propelled climbing tree trimmer A self-propelled, climbing tree trimmer for severing branches from a tree (68) consisting of a support ring (12) divided into two equal parts, with a hinge (18) connecting the ring parts together, thus permitting it to be axially rotated apart to surround... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6457903 | Rolling apparatus Rolling apparatus for rolling of turf or grass surfaces including a mobile main frame (11) and one or more undercarriages (45, 46) attached to the main frame (11) wherein the or each undercarriage has one or more smoothing rollers (45A, 46A) and there is ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6382289 | Binding machine for gardening This invention relates to a binding machine which is binding a sapling or a tree branch to a support with a binding tape for fixing, particularly wherein a tape guide bar 2 comprises a garnering case built at the bottom of a body; a binding needle guide b... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378247 | Method for afforestation of sands and the like A method for afforestation of sands and the like and a structure used for said method. The method and structure permit trees and vegetables to take root and grow easily and certainly in tropical arid land. The method comprises digging the ground to form a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374538 | Vineyard apparatus, system, and method for vineyard mechanization For more than thirty-two years, extensive research studies involving various concepts of total vineyard mechanization have been carried out at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station under the direction of Justin R. Morris (22). Tommy Oldridge was on... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6351910 | Apparata and methods for submerged plant stem cutting A flower stem cutting apparatus includes a cutting receptacle wherein a cutting chamber passage is defined, with the cutting chamber passage extending between an open cutting chamber top (wherein plant stems may be inserted for cutting) and an open cuttin... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6345659 | Device for binding together one or more stalks The present invention relates to a method and a device for binding together one or more stalks, such as flower stems and branches, with the aid of a binding material (30), with a further object being bound in during the binding operation, the stalks being... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6321484 | Laser operated seed potato cutter A method of cutting seed potatoes prior to their planting is provided in which a laser beam is employed to slice the potatoes into the desired sized pieces. The present invention employs a plurality of laser cutting tubes and/or a multiple laser beam hori... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314679 | Wide row planting tray A planting tray for discharging many sproutlings simultaneously onto a permanent growing bed. The tray comprises a peripheral rectangular frame which slidably supports a floor panel. A flexible web attaches to the front of the frame by a clamp, extends ov... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6298596 | System for the controlled diffusion of active substances in cultivation and in defence against parasites in agriculture A plant, which affords moment-by-moment control of quantities of individual substances to be simultaneously diffused into the environment to provide, for example, control of insect pests. Unused active substances are preserved away from light and air.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295756 | Surface for sports and other uses An improved playing surface including a synthetic turf base positioned atop a foundation. The synthetic turf base includes synthetic fibers secured to a backing material. The synthetic turf base also includes a surface layer of growth medium applied on to... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6247267 | Method for stabilizing natural turf with dual primary stabilizer A stabilized turf (10) particularly suitable for athletic fields includes a mat (18) interposed between upper (24) and lower (16) layers of growth media, the mat (18) having a horizontally disposed, biodegradable primary backing (22) and generally upwardl... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6216389 | Stabilized natural turf with decomposition agent A stabilized natural turf surface particularly suitable for athletic fields includes a mat interposed between upper and lower layers of growth media, the mat having a woven biodegradable backing and upwardly extending artificial fibers secured thereto, wh... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6212821 | Automatic plant selector This invention relates to a system and method for automatically selecting viable seedlings or plants from a nursery tray for transplant into a field by an automatic transplant device. An automatic plant selector according to the present invention function... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212824 | Methods for classifying plants for evaluation and breeding programs by use of remote sensing and image analysis technology Methods for classifying plants by remote sensing and image analysis technology are presented. These methods are useful for evaluating plants and for selecting plants for a plant breeding program which has as its goal to selectively alter phenotype. The me... | 04/10/2001 |
