21 |
FLORAL PACKAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS |
US15356358 |
2016-11-18 |
US20180139908A1 |
2018-05-24 |
Nico De Swert |
An apparatus and method for the protection and transportation of floral arrangements are shown. The apparatus includes a container defining a central volume. A tray is included for the suspending of a floral arrangement within the central volume. A decorative base is configured to surround a portion of the flowers. An insert is in communication with the container and configured to cradle a portion of the decorative base so as to restrict movement. The floral arrangement is tied or coupled to a portion of the tray. An optional temperature regulating device may be inserted to assist in maintaining the freshness of the floral arrangement. |
22 |
Clamp Arrangement, Setting Tool System and Use of a Setting Tool System |
US15683383 |
2017-08-22 |
US20180054979A1 |
2018-03-01 |
Klaus Latschbacher |
A clamp arrangement for tree trunks with a main body on which at least three retaining tongues are formed, arranged at a distance from one another, wherein the main body and the retaining tongues are oriented, as blades, in a common cutting direction, and wherein at least two snap lugs are formed on the main body and/or on at least one retaining tongue to allow a detachable connection with a setting tool. |
23 |
USE OF BENTONITE FOR IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH-RELATED TRAITS |
US15441523 |
2017-02-24 |
US20170156337A1 |
2017-06-08 |
Christopher Scannell |
The present invention relates to a slurry comprising water, bentonite, and a compound selected from fertilizer, a plant growth regulator, a fungicide and an insecticide. The present invention also relates to an agricultural product comprising a slurry comprising water and bentonite, and a plant propagative material. Methods of using the bentonite to enhance a growth-related trait, such as drought tolerance, in a plant are also described. |
24 |
AUTOMATED WIDE-RANGING (LARGE-SCALE) ANTI-HAIL PROTECTION METHOD AND A NETWORK |
US15350531 |
2016-11-14 |
US20170055464A1 |
2017-03-02 |
Artashes ARAKELYAN |
The present invention relates to hail warning and prevention.An automated method of wide-ranging anti-hail protection including reception of sky proper radiothermal emission in M sites, its comparison with corresponding thresholds, generation command signals to detonate combustible gas and to direct shock waves upwardly to the sky, generation and transmission alert signals, reception of transmitted alert signals in each M sites, comparison with proper code-signals of that site and setting alert operational mode of sonic generator.An automated network of anti-hail protection including M hail preventing sonic set in M sites of anti-hail protection area any of which comprises an antenna, a radiometric receiver, a controlled compensation device, a controlled multi-channel threshold system, a warner a transmitter, a receiver, a code-signal comparison device, a first controlling switcher, a controlled single-channel thresholder and a second controlling switcher.It is enhanced operation efficiency and is automated exploitation of an anti-hail protection network. |
25 |
PACKING ELEMENT PARTICULARLY FOR CUT FLOWERS AND POTTED PLANTS |
US15168123 |
2016-05-30 |
US20160345508A1 |
2016-12-01 |
Klaus JAHN |
A packing element having a trapezoidal front panel (1) and trapezoidal rear panel (2), wherein the front panel (1) and the rear panel (2) each have a first pair of two opposite, parallel base edges (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b), and a second pair of nonparallel side edges (1c, 2c) bridging ends of the two base edges (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b), and wherein the front panel (2) and the rear panel (1) are connected to each other at their side edges, preferably in the edge region of their overlapping side edges (1c) such that an inner edge face of the front panel (2) facing the rear panel (1) is glued to an inner edge face of the rear panel (1) facing the front panel (2) and a space for receiving an article, preferably a conical article, preferably a flower pot or a flower bouquet, can be formed between the front panel (2) and the rear panel (1) by moving the panels away from each other, thereby forming an opening at least between the long base edges at the top, characterized in that a grab formation (4), particularly a strap (4) that can be gripped by hand, is provided on the front panel (1) above a tear line (3) provided in the front panel (1) between the side edges (1c, 2c), preferably running parallel to the base edges (1a, 1b) of the front panel (1) so that an upper region (1d) of the front panel (1) above the tear line (3) can be separated from a lower region (1e) of the front panel (1) below the tear line (3). |
26 |
Automated wide-ranging anti-hail protection method and a network |
US14369802 |
2012-07-09 |
US09491912B2 |
2016-11-15 |
Artashes Arakelyan |
The present invention relates to hail warning and prevention.An automated method of wide-ranging anti-hail protection including reception of sky proper radiothermal emission in M sites, its comparison with corresponding thresholds, generation command signals to detonate combustible gas and to direct shock waves upwardly to the sky, generation and transmission alert signals, reception of transmitted alert signals in each M sites, comparison with proper code-signals of that site and setting alert operational mode of sonic generator.An automated network of anti-hail protection including M hail preventing sonic set in M sites of anti-hail protection area any of which comprises an antenna, a radiometric receiver, a controlled compensation device, a controlled multi-channel threshold system, a warner a transmitter, a receiver, a code-signal comparison device, a first controlling switcher, a controlled single-channel thresholder and a second controlling switcher.It is enhanced operation efficiency and is automated exploitation of an anti-hail protection network. |
27 |
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING OBJECTS TO TREES |
US14801115 |
2015-07-16 |
US20150323126A1 |
2015-11-12 |
Thomas J. Edgington; Bradley T. Edgington |
Devices and methods for attaching objects to living trees. Various forms of the devices employ a flexible member and mounting member that are configured to be looped and secured around a tree portion at a beginning of a predetermined time period. The mounting member and flexible member are configured to slide relative to each other to accommodate growth of the tree portion such that the device remains secured to the tree portion for at least the duration of the predetermined period of time without the need for human intervention. In other embodiments, the mounting member is integrally formed with the object or no mounting member is employed. |
28 |
METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING, UPDATING AND EXECUTING AN INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL PLAN |
US14709828 |
2015-05-12 |
US20150242465A1 |
2015-08-27 |
Jerome Dale Johnson |
Invasive species control plans may be automatically generated using vegetation control information received from a variety of sources. Such invasive species control plans may aid vegetation control personnel and professionals when determining an invasive species control strategy, including treatment and restoration, and then guide the implementation of that strategy. Invasive species control plans may include a variety of recommended vegetation control practices and projected outcomes for the implementation of recommended vegetation control management practices. |
29 |
Methods, apparatus and systems for generating, updating and executing an invasive species control plan |
US13372451 |
2012-02-13 |
US09058560B2 |
2015-06-16 |
Jerome Dale Johnson |
Invasive species control plans may be automatically generated using vegetation control information received from a variety of sources. Such invasive species control plans may aid vegetation control personnel and professionals when determining an invasive species control strategy, including treatment and restoration, and then guide the implementation of that strategy. Invasive species control plans may include a variety of recommended vegetation control practices and projected outcomes for the implementation of recommended vegetation control management practices. |
30 |
Modeling of plant wetness and seed moisture for determination of desiccant application to effect a desired harvest window using field-level diagnosis and forecasting of weather conditions and observations and user input of harvest condition states |
US14603385 |
2015-01-23 |
US09031884B1 |
2015-05-12 |
John J. Mewes; Dustin M. Salentiny |
A modeling framework for evaluating the impact of weather conditions on farming and harvest operations applies real-time, field-level weather data and forecasts of meteorological and climatological conditions together with user-provided and/or observed feedback of a present state of a harvest-related condition to agronomic models and to generate a plurality of harvest advisory outputs for precision agriculture. A harvest advisory model simulates and predicts the impacts of this weather information and user-provided and/or observed feedback in one or more physical, empirical, or artificial intelligence models of precision agriculture to analyze crops, plants, soils, and resulting agricultural commodities, and provides harvest advisory outputs to a diagnostic support tool for users to enhance farming and harvest decision-making, whether by providing pre-, post-, or in situ-harvest operations and crop analyses. |
31 |
REMOVAL DEVICE FOR A CROP PROTECTION AGENT |
US14362507 |
2012-12-05 |
US20140346248A1 |
2014-11-27 |
Robert Huber; Karl-Heinz Koch; Harald Kröger; Heinz-Gerd Wegkamp; Christian-Andreas Winkler |
The present invention relates to a discharge apparatus for a plant protection product with a container (1), which has a container wall (8, 18, 19) and a discharge orifice (9), the container wall (8, 18, 19) enclosing an interior (7) for accommodating the plant protection product, and a pump (2, 6), which comprises a delivery unit (2) and a drive unit (6). The discharge apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that the delivery unit (2) is arranged in the interior (7) of the container (1) in such a way that plant protection product located in the container (1) can be delivered out of the container (1) through the discharge orifice (9) of the container (1) by means of the delivery unit (2), and the drive unit (6) is arranged outside the interior (7) of the container (1) and drives the delivery unit (2). |
32 |
METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A VEGETATION CONTROL PLAN |
US14179925 |
2014-02-13 |
US20140164301A1 |
2014-06-12 |
Jerome Dale Johnson |
Vegetation control plans may be automatically generated using vegetation control information received from a variety of sources. Such vegetation control plans may aid farmers, other vegetation control personnel, and professionals when determining a vegetation control strategy, including treatment, and then guide the implementation of that strategy. Vegetation control plans may include a variety of recommended vegetation control practices and projected outcomes for the implementation of recommended vegetation control management practices. |
33 |
Method of producing an agricultural polymer protected root ball |
US14050243 |
2013-10-09 |
US08677687B2 |
2014-03-25 |
George Pierce Nottingham |
A root ball including soil disposed in and around root system and a layer of agricultural polymer around the soil and root system. The agricultural polymer creates a root ball having a semi-permeable, solid outer layer, which provides protection for the root system and eliminates the need for a container. |
34 |
DEVICE FOR PROTECTING THE CONTENTS OF PLANT CONTAINERS |
US13914185 |
2013-06-10 |
US20140053461A1 |
2014-02-27 |
John Blaha |
A device for protecting the contents of plant containers comprising a top portion, a cut-out with a semi-circular interior portion, and a channel portion. The interior portion and channel portion are shaped to provide clearance and receive the base or stem of a plant. Embodiments of the device may include grooves and apertures to provide flexibility and drainage and the device also includes the capability to accommodate different styles and sizes of containers along with various plants and shrubs. |
35 |
Plant cryoprotectant compositions and methods of use |
US12664968 |
2008-06-17 |
US08580708B2 |
2013-11-12 |
David Francko; Kenneth G. Wilson; Qingshun Quinn Li; Maria Alejandra Equiza |
The present disclosure relates to cryoprotection of plants. The compositions and methods disclosed herein provide a means for protecting plants from frost or freeze damage or death due to sudden exposure to low temperature conditions. The present disclosure further relates to methods for providing cryoprotection to plants. |
36 |
STRUCTURE FOR CREATING HOUSINGS FOR SETTING TREES INTO THE GROUND AND METHOD FOR SETTING TRESS INTO THE GROUND |
US13707214 |
2012-12-06 |
US20130139433A1 |
2013-06-06 |
Valerio PONTAROLO; Luca PONTAROLO |
A structure for creating housings for setting trees into the ground includes a plurality of modular elements (2), each one having an upper face (21) and support legs (22), the elements being associable with one another so as to obtain an upper surface (P, M), which is substantially continuous, and a lower volume (V), which is substantially empty. Tubular extensions (24), which at least partially cover the legs (22), according to their length determine the depth of the housing and hence the dimension of the volume (V). The tubular extensions are held in position, before the subsequent positioning of the modular elements, by a framework, which is provided with supports (32) adapted to be inserted into the upper mouth of the tubular extensions. |
37 |
Method for reducing freeze and chill damage in plants |
US11099993 |
2005-04-06 |
US07516573B1 |
2009-04-14 |
David Michael Glenn; Richard C. Pluta; Gary J. Puterka; John T. Mosko; Peter S. Barrows |
Disclosed are methods for blocking radiation to horticultural crops in order to reduce light-induced freeze and chill damage which involve treating the surface of the horticultural crops with an effective amount of one or more particulate materials. |
38 |
Agricultural Polymer Protected Root Ball |
US11684236 |
2007-03-09 |
US20080120907A1 |
2008-05-29 |
George Pierce Nottingham |
A root ball including soil disposed in and around root system and a layer of agricultural polymer around the soil and root system. The agricultural polymer creates a root ball having a semi-permeable, solid outer layer, which provides protection for the root system and eliminates the need for a container. |
39 |
Method for preventing physiological disorders without diminishing
photosynthesis |
US204643 |
1998-12-02 |
US6069112A |
2000-05-30 |
David Michael Glenn; Dennis G. Sekutowski; Gary J. Puterka |
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for preventing sunburn, and other physiological disorders such as watercore, corking and bitterpit, without diminishing photosynthesis, comprising applying to at least a portion of a surface of a plant an effective amount of a finely divided particulate material to prevent sunburn, and other physiological disorders such as watercore, corking and bitterpit, in the plant, wherein the particulate material comprises a heat treated particulate material and the particulate material as applied permits an exchange of gases on the surface of the plant and the particulate material has a thickness from about 1 .mu.m to about 1,000 .mu.m. |
40 |
Method for inhibiting the formation of crystalline mineral deposits on
plants |
US311067 |
1994-09-23 |
US5422348A |
1995-06-06 |
Thomas Iverson, Jr.; Joyce Prindle |
The present invention provides an improved method for growing a plant sprayed with hard water while inhibiting the formation of crystalline mineral deposits on the plant. According to the present invention, an effective amount of 1-hydroxyethane 1, 1-diphosphonic acid (HEDPA) is admixed with water and sprayed on the plant resulting in the formation of an amorphous powder on the plant. According to another aspect of the present invention, the method further includes providing mechanical agitation to prevent a buildup of amorphous powder on the plant. |