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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061078 | Germinating unit as well as a seed tape including several of such germinating units successively arranged A germinating unit (1) includes at least one seed (3) as well as additives. The germinating unit includes a carrier material (2) penetrable by a root tip (4) and/or a sprout (5) extending from the seed. The carrier material (2 | 11/22/2011 |
| 7698854 | Crop production apparatus A crop production apparatus including a flexible sheet of non-degradable or biodegradable material and a seed impregnated or carrying lower layer formed from a water-absorbent biodegradable material bonded or otherwise attached to the upper layer and removable there... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7614181 | Seed tape including successively arranged germinating units A seed tape includes successively arranged germinating units including at least one carrier strip and at least one auxiliary layer of biodegradable, flexible, non-woven or film-like material arranged on the carrier strip, whereby the auxiliary layer is locally inter... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7356964 | Seed tape including successively arranged germinating units as well as a method of germinating the seed tape A seed tape including successively arranged germinating units (1a, 1b, 1c) is made of at least one carrier strip (2) as well as at least one layer (3) of biodegradable, gas-permeable material placed on said car... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357946 | Uses for cellulose-containing aggregates Aggregates of cellulose-containing particles, such as particles of waste paper and optional other vegetation or waste particles are used as a carrier for additives such as insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers and nutrients. The particles can be also used as a carri... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347150 | Non-plowing method for establishing vegetation and a nutrient matrix thereof The present invention relates to a non-plowing method for establishing vegetation on at least partially denuded land comprising the steps of: (a) laying out a continuous layer of nutrient matrix directly on said at least partially denuded land, said layer of nutrien... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334368 | Method of germinating seeds or the like growth-suited parts of a plant contained in germinating units, as well as a germinating box and a germinating assembly for use when carrying out the method A zigzag folded tape is used for joining germinating units that contain seeds or the like-growth-suited parts of a plant. In addition to a seed or the above parts of a plant, the germinating units comprise a mixture of a carrier and additives with water-absorbing su... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334376 | Striplike body of vegetation for covering roofs with thin layers of vegetation A striplike body of vegetation which is used to cover roofs with thin layers of vegetation. The inventive body of vegetation is comprised of structural matting arranged on at least one base. The structural matting can be filled with a substrate and germinative plant... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7266936 | Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a moving hopper wall and+ mechanism for moving the wall at an input end of hopper. The wall moving mechanism and the moving wall of the hopper sweeps the feed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263794 | Marking instrument with separable portion A marker includes a substantially flat member having a separation line dividing the flat member into a first portion having a first end tapering to a first point, and a second portion having a second end tapering to a second point. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7213366 | Mixture of a carrier and additives for use in germinating units containing seeds or similar growth-suited parts of a plants as well as a method of producing the mixture A mixture of a carrier, a binder and additives is used for germinating units containing seeds or the like growth-suited parts of a plant, and the units are available either separately or coherently in form of seed or plant tapes. The carrier comprises one or more su... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207136 | Method and protective, E.G., for grass protection, restoration, seed germination A protective heat absorbing and heat reflective covering material comprising an open mesh weave of scrim material, the mesh having warp and weft strips forming a substantially thin layer having opposed major surfaces, where at least one of the warp or weft strip mat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204057 | HF-reducing green roofing The invention describes a HF-reducing green roof. This green roof comprises a support construction consisting of a layer of textile fibers and/or a substrate (12), a vegetation layer (14) of low plants, and a flat or three-dimensional structure of elec... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188449 | Seed tape A seed tape (1) includes successively arranged germinating units (2a, 2b, 2c) made of a planar material. These germinating units are coherent or secured to a carrier strip (3) of at least one layer of biodegrad... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174671 | Artificial seedbeds and method for making same An artificial seedbed is disclosed comprising a foundation of virgin, re-processed or waste pulp formed by an aqueous based compression system, a dry non-woven air-blown system containing a cellulose-based binder or adhesive or a dry non-woven needle punched system ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165509 | Hog farrowing system for use in a cold environment and method of use A hog farrowing system for use in a cold environment includes a building providing protection from weather elements. The farrowing boxes have an entrance to permit free ingress and egress of female hogs but restrain the piglets. An alley is provided outside the boxe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166224 | Water purification apparatus The present invention relates to the use of a hydrophilic membrane to provide by the process of pervaporation through the membrane water suitable for agricultural irrigation, industrial use, hydrating or rehydrating of food or agricultural or pharmaceutical composit... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7128497 | Horizontally draining artificial turf system A horizontally draining artificial turf system comprises an impervious base at proper slope, an impermeable layer or drainage blanket over the base at a corresponding slope for guiding water horizontally, an artificial turf at top of the impermeable layer, and a per... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104006 | Mineral wool plant substrate The invention relates to a mineral wool plant substrate comprising a coherent matrix of mineral wool and up to 20 volume % of an ion-exchange agent comprising a variable and/or fixed ion-exchange capacity of about 15, preferably 30 and most preferably 40 meq/100 g d... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083358 | Aquatic weed suppressor A sub surface aquatic weed barrier consisting of a strip of plastic held to the aquatic substrate by transverse weights bonded to the plastic strip. Gas release ports are located in the plastic sheet, positioned midway between the transverse weights. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059083 | Seedbed for growing vegetation An artificial seedbed used in growing vegetation. The artificial seedbed comprises a base layer formed of a biodegradable product having a porosity and wet density that permit a root of the desired vegetation to penetrate the base layer and establish the vegetation ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040054 | Multi-purpose paper, manufacturing method thereof and the application thereof A multi-purpose paper, a manufacturing method thereof, and an application thereof are provided. The method of manufacturing the multi-purpose paper comprises steps of (a) providing a papermaking material and obtaining a clean paper pulp by treating the papermaking m... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024817 | Magic bean wishes A novelty item and method of making same, include a non-germinated dicot seed with a word, symbol, or the like, etched through the seed coating to the cotyledon which remains visible from the time the seedling sprouts through the surface of the soil throughout the g... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005029 | Method of making a multi-well test plate having adhesively secured transparent bottom panel A method of making a multi-well test plate including an upper frame portion and a glass panel secured to a lower side of the upper frame portion with a layer of light-curable adhesive. The upper frame portion includes a plurality of walls defining adjacent wells for... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6955505 | Beach restoration and regeneration systems, methods and compositions A variety of types of wood matter may be used as a starter material. The starter material is processed into wood pieces in the range of about twenty mesh to six inches to form a base product. The base product is installed in windrows along the beach. A fence may be ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929425 | Erosion control reinforcement mat An erosion control system is provided which generally includes a flexible composite blanket or matting including a core layer bonded between an upper and a lower netting material, and an upper layer made of a biaxial geogrid. The matting has a flat upper surface wit... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922941 | Method for making a plant-cultivating web from excretive sludge of domestic animals A method for making a plant-cultivating web or sheet from excretive sludge of domestic animals includes collecting sludge; concentrating the sludge; stabilizing the sludge; dehydrating the sludge; mixing the sludge with polyvinyl acetate (PVAC), wherein the mixing r... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913569 | Packed tapes as well as methods and an assembly for packing said tapes A packed tape (1) comprises a folded tape (2) and a package (3) preferably made of plastic film. The tape (2) is zigzag folded into an oblong stack in such a manner that some (2a) of the bendings of the tape flush with the e... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6857390 | Strip dispenser rearing hatchlings Hatchlings are raised initially on a strip of sheet material which is laid on the floor of a containment pen by a vehicle having a support on the vehicle for receiving a roll of a sheet material and a hopper on the vehicle for receiving a feed material for the hatch... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6811653 | Multi-purpose paper, manufacturing method thereof and the application thereof A multi-purpose paper, a manufacturing method thereof, and an application thereof are provided. The method of manufacturing the multi-purpose paper comprises steps of (a) providing a papermaking material and obtaining a clean paper pulp by treating the papermaking m... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6792714 | Seedling raising device, method of making and method of using A seedling raising sheet device, a method of making same and a method of using the device for use in conveniently laying out a garden are disclosed. The device includes an elongated biodegradable paper strip, a plurality of distance markers, an adhesive layer, a plu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6739089 | Vegetation element A vegetation element for sodding artificial surfaces (such as roofs) or natural soil surfaces is described. The vegetation element comprises a vegetation carrier consisting made of a mineral and/or organic material for vegetation, and it has an optional bottom carri... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6735902 | Tape with germinating units and packing thereof, as well as a method and an assembly for their production A tape (1) with germinating units (9) comprising growth-suited parts of a plant, such as seeds, meristems or the like parts (10), which are able to develop into plants in the tape (1).The tape and the germinating units comprise at least o... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729807 | Integral lofty polymer grid and fiber web matrix turf reinforcement mats A turf reinforcement mat (TRM) comprises a lofty polymer grid having integrally attached thereto a fibrous mat. The turf reinforcement mat is preferably produced by needle punching a fibrous mat containing low melt temperature thermoplastic fibers and a lofty polyme... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6701664 | Seed tape for a controlled germinating process Seed tape (1) for a controlled germinating process is made of at least two paper layers (1' and 1") and is intended to be used while placed edgewise. Each germinating unit includes a seed (5), additives (6) and a carrier (8). Each germinating unit (1a, 1b... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694670 | Transportable turf grasses and grass sports surfaces having porous foundations The present invention relates to the production of sod utilizing a porous foundation, such as a geotextile. The present invention is also directed to a method for the production of sod using a soil-less sand based root zone medium and a sod mat produced b... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6681521 | Seed germination medium This invention provides a seed germination medium comprising an upper layer formed from a tissue paper having a weight of approximately 10-30 g/m2, the tissue paper being coated or impregnated with a waterproofing agent such that the tissue pap... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6658790 | Method of propagation and product produced thereby An improvement in a method of propagating, and an article useful in association with, or produced by, the method of propagating. Plants are produced in mats by steps including: providing a bottom net made of a material that is pervious to moisture, positi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6601340 | Vegetation element for greening artificial or natural surfaces and method for producing same The invention relates to a vegetation element (10) for greening artificial or natural surfaces with dicotyledonous plants (18). The vegetation element consists of a support (14), soil improvement substrate (16) and dicotyledonous plants (18) and is config... | 08/05/2003 |
