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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028469 | Automated high-throughput seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an automated seed sampling and sorting system. The system includes an imaging station for collecting image data of a set of seeds and a seed orientation station for independently positioning each seed in the se... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7905050 | Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure the correct number of seeds to a seed package, a cleaning device, a s... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7367458 | Evaluation of particulate material The invention provides apparatus for determining and recording characteristics of particulate material in a batch of such material comprising a separator chamber having an inlet, means for reading an identifier on a batch of particulate material supplied to the inle... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367155 | Apparatus and methods for analyzing and improving agricultural products A trait of interest is detected as being present within individual ones of a plurality of agricultural samples (such as seeds or plant tissues) by imaging the plurality of samples to form a magnetic resonance image. The image of the plurality of samples is then anal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332342 | Method of judging suitability of raw barley for feedstock for malt production according to staining technique An object of the present invention is to provide a method for evaluating the physical strength of husks of a barley ingredient for malt manufacture. Barley kernels with husks are disposed in a sulfuric acid solution with a concentration of approximately 40% to 60%, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290665 | Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure the correct number of seeds to a seed package, a cleaning device, a s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7225571 | Device for presenting information about plant materials A data presentation device used in agriculture and advertising. The inventive data presentation device comprises a container provided with a pillar or post. The container is embodied in the form of a reusable blister package which comprises a base and a flanged cap.... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204056 | Plant pot made from deep-drawn plastic A stackable deep-drawn plastic container has an at least slightly conical wall and a bottom connected to the conical wall. The wall has a rim area remote from the bottom. The rim area has a first ledge and a second ledge located below the first ledge. It also has an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7143544 | Hydroponic growing unit A hydroponic growing unit having a base shaped to hold liquid, the outer periphery of the base defined by an outer, vertical base wall. The unit has a vertical plant support wall forming a generally annular enclosure, the support wall mounted on the wall of the base... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134240 | Rock-a-bye rotary sprouter and sanitizer The introduction of a slow rocking or tilting action that can tilt the growing chambers of a rotary sprouter back so that they become containment vessels for holding water or cleaning solution thereby transforming the rotary sprouter into becoming a front-load type ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7013600 | Method and apparatus for culturing bean sprouts in water A method and apparatus for culturing bean sprouts in water are disclosed. A method for culturing bean sprouts in water according to the present invention comprises the steps of placing a quantity of beans into net bags; immersing the net bags of beans into a contain... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6964128 | Flowerpot equipped with light-shade Growth of a plant can be properly controlled, when a flower pot made of a transparent plastic and detachable light shades to the flower pot for controlling light are employed, as growth and increase of roots of the plant being observed through the transparent flower... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962022 | Suspended barrier for a plant pot A suspended barrier for a plant pot. The suspended barrier for a plant pot is designed for plant pots with sloping inner walls, placed within the plant pot and against the inner walls of the plant pot. The suspended barrier is made up of a generally concave polygon ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949283 | Polymeric coextruded multilayer articles Described is a polymeric coextruded multilayer web, the web comprising: at least two layers that are discontinuous in the cross-web direction, each layer comprising a plurality of distinct phases that are substantially continuous in the down-web direction; and at le... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6442893 | Bean sprout culture box with a sprinkling device A bean sprout culture box with a sprinkling device has a water tray, at least one culture case, a sprinkling case, a hollow sprinkler pivotally mounted in the sprinkling case and an inlet valve. The sprinkling case has multiple drain holes defined in the ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6254049 | Irrigation line and plant support A support bracket for mounting on a support wire includes a resilient U-shaped member having mutually orthogonal partial loops formed at the distal ends thereof. The legs of the U-shaped member lie in planes which diverge by an acute angle and which inter... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6150158 | Agricultural product microscreen method and apparatus Methods and apparati for screening compounds for agricultural activity has now been developed which employ e.g., intact plants grown in microtiter plates on very small amounts of plant growth media containing a test compound. In comparison to the standard... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6067750 | Automatic sprinkling device for a bean sprout culture box assembly An automatic sprinkling device for a bean sprout culture box assembly including a base box and a stacked culture boxes. The device includes a pump mounted on the base box which pumps water from the base box to the top culture box. The device includes a pu... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5864984 | System and method for measuring seedlot vigor A machine vision system for determining seedlot vigor comprising an imaging device oriented to acquire an image of a germinating seed and an image analyzer for analyzing successive images of a seed and determining growth rate for a root of the seed, to de... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5636474 | Hydroponic means for culturing edible sprouts Disclosed is a hydroponic apparatus for culturing edible sprouts mainly including a top cover, a growth lattice, a shoot lattice, a movable flat cutting means, a first net fixing lattice, a movable net, a second net fixing lattice, and a bottom tray for c... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5548924 | Method and receptacles for growing plants, particularly tissue culture plant precursors A method of growing tissue culture callus on a nutrient substrate comprises the steps of preparing a semi-solid slab of the nutrient substrate and placing it on top of a honeycomb-like forming plate, which defines a plurality of hollow passages surrounded... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5094030 | Apparatus for the growing of edible sprouts Apparatus for the growing of sprouts includes a variable volume expandable chamber for containing a mass of the growing sprouts. Means for restraining expansion of the chamber as the sprouts grow and expand are provided to thereby cause compressive forces... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4837970 | Method of selecting live sugar beet seeds from a mixture of live and dead seeds A method for selecting live seeds of sugar beet (those which are able to germinate) from dead seeds (those which are unable to germinate) based on the case of seed-cap releasing. When immersed in water, live seeds absorb much water and expand appreciably,... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4821455 | Industrial method and device for germinating cereals and/or leguminous plants The present invention relates to an industrial device for germinating cereals, and/or leguminous plants, comprising an elongate cylindrical drum (10) mounted to be able to rotate about its axis, means (12,13,14) for driving this drum in rotation, means (3... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4729188 | Automatic sprouts culture bag An automatic sprouts culture bag having a plurality of longitudinal culture unit bags for storing sprout seeds, connected in series and may be hung on a lateral rod or wall for nursing sprouts in the air in conjunction with a water-dropping device arrange... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4642939 | Sprouting vegetable cultivation apparatus A sprouting vegetable cultivation apparatus which includes a rotary drum for growing a sprouting vegetable, a pipe-shape guide positioned at the center of rotation of the rotary drum and having an opening formed along a longitudinal direction thereof, and... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4567690 | Selectively closed modular cultivation apparatus A modular cultivation apparatus for the cultivation of plants and the simultaneous production of earthworms and fertilizer/top soil. The apparatus comprises an enclosure (12) including a modular foundation (14) comprising a plurality of plant growth modul... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4551942 | Sprout growing system A sprout growing system utilizing open, wide-mouth, screened jars which receive sprout seeds and water. A support is provided having spaces to receive the jars. The jars are maintained with their mouth ends at a lower elevation than their closed ends to f... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4521989 | Sprouting apparatus An apparatus is provided for the generation of sprouts from material capable of sprouting, in particular for seeds, grains, leguminous fruits, as well as for the hydroponic planting of grasses for human consumption with at least one container receiving th... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4471569 | Germinator and the use of textile material for the production of a germinator A germinator is formed by locating a plastic sheet cover around a textile material, preferably plant-"Fibertex".RTM., being in contact with a seed, a sprout or a cutting. As a consequence of its distinct capillary effect the textile material ensures the s... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4467560 | Method for sorting of seed A method for separation of seeds, in which the seeds are incubated in a suitable environment and then dried to produce a pronounced difference in moisture content between filled-dead seeds and filled-viable seeds. These two seed fractions are then separat... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4408414 | Detection apparatus and method of use An apparatus for the detection and recording of the presence of a filament or other small object at a station (13) is described. The apparatus includes light beam detection means (70, 71) and means (14) for rotating the object at the station so that the o... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4385468 | Process and appliance for handily cultivating malts of many species This invention relates to a rotatable seed sprouter adapted to container water and seed which can be manipulated by mere rotation of the sprouter.... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4380551 | Methods of producing foodstuff by malting seeds Preparing a foodstuff for human or animal consumption by sowing seeds of at least one quick-germinating plant of a type such as to produce strong root systems in peat which is allowed to lie in a layer having a thickness in the range of from 40 to 200 mm ... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4330957 | Bean machine A low-cost, self-contained and compact sprouting device and a simple method of use of the same. The device comprises a container having a perforated top inset tray, perforated bottom whereon the seeds are washed and sprouted, and a top cover serving as a ... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4292761 | Method, apparatus and package for sprouting seeds Seeds are sprouted within a cup-shaped container to confine and entangle them in a packable group. The seeds are uniformly spread across the bottom of the container with the aid of an upwardly directed light source. The bottom of the container is porous a... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4292760 | Method, apparatus and package for sprouting seeds A pad (16) of open celled fully reticulated polyurethane foam which is substantially hydrophobic serves as a bed for growing sprouts (14) from seeds (12). A high percentage of interconnected voids in the pad (16) provide a high degree of permeability to a... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4291493 | Apparatus for sprouting seeds A sprouting apparatus (10) is disclosed which is suitable for the merchandising of seeds to be sprouted, the actual sprouting of the seeds, and the storage of the resulting sprouts. The sprouting apparatus (10) includes an outer container (12) which recei... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4276720 | Plant watering mat system A plant watering system including a tray having a platform thereon in which a water absorbent mat is located. The mat extends into the tray in which water is located and water is absorbed from the tray into the mat by capillary action. The plants are loca... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4249341 | Package for sprouts A container for sprouting seeds hydroponically without water build-up causing root rot. The container includes a bottom portion joined to side walls, a bendable seed-holding tray and a conventional cover. The bottom portion has ribs for supporting the tra... | 02/10/1981 |
