IP Library Granted Patent US 11,844,296
Granted Patent B2
US 11,844,296 · App. 16/983,716 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Scarification process and polymer coating for seeds

Inventor: Geoffrey C. Landis (Whittier, CA)
Assignee: VELOCIGRO INC.
A01C1/06C09D5/008C09D201/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,844,296
App. No.
16/983,716
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Scarified seeds may be coated with a polymer or polymeric coating. The polymer or polymeric coated seeds may be stored for periods of time prior to use.

Claims (5)

1. A method of treating seeds for storage, comprising:

scarifying seeds;

coating the scarified seeds with a polymeric coating; and

storing the polymeric-coated scarified seeds for later use;

wherein the polymeric coating is a hydrogel of a chitosan derivative that swells upon exposure to water to allow passage of moisture to the scarified seeds.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: PROTERRA AG, INC.
To: VELOCIGRO INC.
Reel/Frame 064535/0937 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 22, 2021
From: LOCAL URBAN VEGETABLES, INC.
To: PROTERRA AG, INC.
Reel/Frame 057893/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: LOCAL URBAN VEGETABLES, LLLP
To: LOCAL URBAN VEGETABLES, LLC
Reel/Frame 055314/0922 →
CONVERSION Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: LOCAL URBAN VEGETABLES, LLC
To: LOCAL URBAN VEGETABLES, INC.
Reel/Frame 055330/0205 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2020
From: LANDIS, GEOFFREY C.
To: LOCAL URBAN VEGETABLES, LLLP
Reel/Frame 053766/0689 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62882074 · Aug 2, 2019
Related Publication 20210185889A1 · Jun 24, 2021