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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7190890 | Fluid heater A portable fluid heating tool capable of heating a flow of water under mains pressure to about 107 degrees Celsius and has a connection to a water supply via a hose. Water flows through an electrical heater within the tool, then to a thermally controlled pressure re... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6745512 | Process and device for treating seeds Process and device for treating seeds in order to combat harmful organisms. According to the invention, in an initial stage of the process, the seeds are separated and distributed evenly in a free-fall process, subjected in a vacuum to irradiation by low energy elec... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743164 | Electronic device to detect and generate music from biological microvariations in a living organism A method and apparatus are provided for using microvariations of a biological living organism to generate a sequence of environmental changes perceptible through one of the human senses. The method includes the steps of transforming microvariations within a living o... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6539664 | Method and devices for treatment of a biological material with a magnetic field A device for the manipulation of a biological material by a magnetic field is presented. The device comprises a magnetic field source coupled to a current source. The current source is of a kind supplying an electric current of at least two electrical deg... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6487817 | Electronic device to detect and direct biological microvariations in a living organism A method and apparatus are provided for using micro-variations of a biological living plant organism to generate music. The method includes the steps of detecting a plant microvoltage across a varying resistance of the biological living plant organism wit... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484652 | Soil constituent sensor and precision agrichemical delivery system and method A real time soil constituent sensor and precision agricultural chemical delivery system may measure simple in situ soil constituents without the aid of externally applied solvents, or such solvents may be utilized intermittently to calibrate the measureme... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6254764 | Method for dissociating materials An apparatus and method of use for dissociating materials includes a power supply, high energy capacitor, high energy trigger device and an probe and reactor arrangement for treating both solid and medium/media materials. A near instantaneous discharge of... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6237278 | Method and device for weed control Weed seeds are controlled by high voltage pulses with short duration which electropermeabilize the cell membranes of weed seeds in the ground. The device is selective and damages only germinating weed seeds and plants early in their life cycle. The requir... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6192622 | Mobile device to eradicate red palm weevils and trees stem borers A high frequency power source (4) and (5) supplies electromagnetic waves (10-100 MHz) that are supplied to a single or a pair of plates (10) that surround a trunk of the infested tree. The electromagnetic waves are used to kill red palm weevils and trees ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6145244 | Methods for enhancing phytoextraction of contaminants from porous media using electrokinetic phenomena The present invention relates to a method of remediating soil, water, and other porous media contaminated with organic and/or inorganic contaminants using plants in conjunction with an electric field applied through the medium to control movement of the c... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138590 | Soil constituent sensor and precision agrichemical delivery system and method A real time soil constituent sensor and precision agricultural chemical delivery system may measure simple in situ soil constituents without the aid of externally applied solvents, or such solvents may be utilized intermittently to calibrate the measureme... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6055768 | Apparatus for electrically charging fluids The present invention relates to a method and apparatus to energize a fluid. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a housing defining a bore therethrough within which is disposed an antenna so as to define an annulus between the housing and the anten... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6023880 | Method and apparatus for enhancing growth characteristics of seeds using ion-electron avalanches A method and apparatus for treating seeds with self-organized avalanches of electrons between electrodes (11, 12) as a cathode and an anode with seeds (13) between the anode and cathode or on the anode. Apparatus circuit (200) in a box (20) provides simul... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5894696 | Method of and apparatus for supplying a solution for raising of terrestrial plants A method of efficiently supplying terrestrial plants with raising substances such as a solution comprises the steps of: producing a solution by an electrolysis of a water using a carbonaceous electrode; reducing the produced solution to minute particles o... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5868919 | Method and apparatus for dissociating materials An apparatus and method of use for dissociating materials includes a power supply, high energy capacitor, high energy trigger device and an probe and reactor arrangement for treating both solid and medium/media materials. A near instantaneous discharge of... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5819467 | Method of stimulating plant growth A conductive helical coil is spaced around the stem of a growing plant, and alternating current is passed through the coil to induce an electromotive force in the stem and stimulate growth.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806294 | Weed electrifier A portable, hand held tool for trimming and electrifying vegetation. The portable, hand swingable, weed trimmer passes electricity through its cutting or trimming element so as to pass electricity into the weeds to kill the roots of the weeds. The tool in... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5744715 | Tactile-acoustic information detecting and measuring apparatus and method A tactile-acoustic transducer comprises a vibrator plate, microphone means and first and second electrode members which are connected to a source of information through a tuneable network. The microphone means are coupled to a computer having display devi... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740627 | Method and apparatus for enhancing growth characteristics of seeds using ion-electron avalanches A method and apparatus for treating seeds with self-organized avalanches of electrons between electrodes (11, 12) as a cathode and an anode with seeds (13) between the anode and cathode or on the anode. Apparatus circuit (200) in a box (20) provides simul... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5673637 | Soil constituent sensor and precision agrichemical delivery system and method A real time soil constituent sensor and precision agricultural chemical delivery system may measure simple in situ soil constituents without the aid of externally applied solvents, or such solvents may be utilized intermittently to calibrate the measureme... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5600918 | Apparatus for killing weeds Apparatus which comprises a housing having a compartment and a shaft, a piezoelectric crystal captured in the compartment of the housing and an actuator assembly slideably disposed in said shaft for selectively applying a compressive force to the crystal ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5464456 | Electronic stimulation of plants The invention relates to the electronic stimulation of plant development. More particularly, it relates to the stimulation of plant development through electrifying the environment around a plant or part of a plant with an electrical field, preferably a p... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5305584 | Manually operated cutting and detachment device A manually operated cutting and detachment device for weed and moss removal which has a rod-shaped manual holder and a heat conductor. The heat conductor is engaged on a heat conductor mount. The heat conductor mount is disposed, with a first spring inter... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5271470 | Plow apparatus and method using acoustics The plow apparatus has plow blades to break up the soil in the plowed field. The broken up soil is scooped up with scooper blades by the forward motion of the plow apparatus and then conveyed to rotating tillers. The tillers break up the soil into smaller... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5141059 | Method and apparatus for controlling agricultural pests in soil A method and apparatus for controlling agricultural pests in soil by the use of microwave energy. By using an agricultural-type implement for the controlled application of microwave energy to the topsoil prior to the planting of crops, germination of weed... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5117579 | Method and apparatus for applying fixed nitrogen to plants An electrical ion emitting farming implement to be moved over a field of crop planted in earth for above ground atmospheric treatment of growing plants comprising a frame. A series of bell-shaped members are mounted at spaced intervals on a boom across it... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5097625 | Seeding and seedling-growing sheet and seeding and seedling-growing method The present invention is to provide a seeding and seedling growing sheet and a seeding and seedling-growing method comprising using the sheet, which are to be used for seeding and growing seedling of grain, vegetable, flower and the like, and which are su... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5077934 | Method and apparatus for controlling plant growth A method and apparatus for controlling plant growth is provided. The apparatus includes a magnetic field generator for producing a controlled, fluctuating, directionally oriented magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through viable pl... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5060414 | Phytotoxicity of a combined RF and microwave electromagnetic field A method and device for vegetation control. More particularly a technique of a plurality of steps in the application of electromagnetic fields of two or more selected but different frequencies, at least one in the ratio frequency range being first applied... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5033397 | Soil chemical sensor and precision agricultural chemical delivery system and method A real time soil chemical sensor and precision agricultural chemical delivery system includes a plurality of ground-engaging tools in association with individual soil sensors which measure soil chemical levels. The system includes the addition of a solven... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4952222 | Grass cutting device A grass cutting device that establishes an electrically activated energy path at a location proximate to the ground. Alternate energy paths are a hot wire, a discharge path between closely spaced electrodes, and a laser. The grass is cut as the device is ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4915915 | Water-powdered piezoelectric unit for producing nitrogen fertilizer A system for producing nitrogen fertilizer using an electric arc process is described in which the electric arc necessary for the process is generated by piezoelectric elements actuated by a hammer mechanism powered by water pressure such as from a garden... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4891317 | Magnetic alternation of cellulose during its biosynthesis A method of producing cellulose of amorphous character by subjecting cellulose-producing organisms to a magnetic field substantially greater than 0.5 gauss and preferably at least about 500 gauss. The cellulose produced in the presence of a magnetic field... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4817331 | Method and apparatus for removing earthworms from soil using electric pulses A method and apparatus for causing earthworms to come to the surface of soil in which electric pulses are applied to the soil. The pulses are characterized by high power during a brief burst followed by a relatively long rest period. The method requires a... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4785575 | Horticultural device for raising garden plants utilizing magnetism A horticultural device utilizing magnetism for raising plants includes a plate-shaped section in which a fertilizer is imbedded, and a rod-shaped section extending from the bottom side of the plate-shaped section and having a fluid flow passageway, at lea... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4758318 | Method for improvement of soil The molds infesting a given soil are extirpated by the flow of a pulsating direct current of not less than 50 mA to prevent a farm product from diseases causable by the aforementioned molds.... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4680889 | Process for treating plants The present invention is a process for stimulating or inhibiting plant growth and includes the steps of applying a plant growth stimulant or inhibitor and subjecting the plant to high frequency sound waves.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4633611 | Process and apparatus for disinfecting seeds An apparatus and process for the disinfection of seeds, preferably those of grains, to prevent pathogenic organisms from being planted with the seeds, and to provide reliable disinfection without using toxic agents. The seed is irradiated by low-energy el... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4630571 | Device to reaction train animals A device to reaction train animals to avoid an area where the device is located. The device comprising a housing in which there are batteries connected between a conductive housing cover and a conductive earthing post through a switch. The earthing post p... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4428150 | Electrode arrangement for electric weed killing apparatus Apparatus for destroying weeds in and around crop rows has a high voltage source of electricity mounted on a vehicle; a coulter wheel for connecting the high voltage source to the ground; a plurality of weed contacting electrodes carried on the vehicle an... | 01/31/1984 |
