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US 12,486,205 · App. 17/513,030 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Seed coating to promote plant growth and method of increasing plant yield

Inventors: Arthur R. Shirley, Jr. (Florence, AL); Melissa C. Hayes (Florence, AL)
Assignee: INNOVATIONS FOR WORLD NUTRITION, LLC
C05D1/00A01C1/06C05C9/005C05D9/00C05F11/02C05F11/08C09D199/00C09D201/00
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Patent No.
US 12,486,205
App. No.
17/513,030
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seed coated with a seed grind, and optionally a source of sugar, a source of bicarbonate, and/or a source of fertilizer nutrient to supply plant roots with additional uptake-available carbon and energy to promote rapid growth. A method of coating seeds with the coating and a method of growing plants from the coated seed.

Claims (59)

1 . A coated seed having an enhanced seedling growth rate comprising:

a seed; and

a coating on the seed comprising a seed grind formed from

0.5 to 99 wt. % of a ground whole seed,

1 to 99 wt. % of a source of sugar, and

a binder,

wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10 to 85 wt. %,

wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a seedling growing from the coated seed,

wherein the seed grind and the source of sugar increase available seed components required for a seedling to grow to enhance the seedling growth, and

wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating.

2 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the source of sugar is selected from the group consisting of corn syrup, cane syrup, agave, maple syrup, sucrose, fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose, xylose, powdered sugar, corn syrup, cane syrup, agave, sorghum, honey, sugar cane, sugar beets, fruits, and vegetables.

3 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the source of sugar comprises a compound that forms or releases sugar when the coated seed is planted in soil.

4 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed is selected from the group consisting of cotton, soybean, rice, wheat, corn, and sugar beet.

5 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed is selected from the group consisting of ornamental plants, trees, turf grasses, vegetables, sorghum, fruit, bushes, and energy grasses.

6 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is not fit for human consumption and further comprises at least one of additional plant parts, dirt, contaminants, molds, fungi, dispersing agents, parting agents, binders, bacteria, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, stabilizers, or additives.

7 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the coating further comprising urea.

8 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is unfit for human consumption and the fertilizer further comprising urea.

9 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed comprises rice and the seed grind comprises ground rice seed.

10 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the coating comprising 1% to 99% of the seed grind, 0.1% to 77% of the source of sugar, and 0.1% to 60% of a fertilizer nutrient.

11 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the coating further comprising an adherent selected from waxes, bees wax, paraffin wax, microcrystalline waxes, vegetable waxes, soy wax, and biodegradable sucrose octaesters.

12 . A method of growing seedlings at an enhanced rate comprising:

providing a seed and a coating on the seed, the coating comprising

a binder,

1 to 99 wt. % a source of sugar, and

0.5 to 99 wt. % of a seed grind formed from ground whole seed,

wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10-85 wt. %,

wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating,

wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a seedling growing from the coated seed;

planting the coated seed in soil to form a planted seed; and

allowing the coated seed to grow into a seedling at an enhanced rate.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the source of sugar is selected from the group consisting of corn syrup, cane syrup, agave, maple syrup, sucrose, fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose, xylose, powdered sugar, corn syrup, cane syrup, agave, sorghum, honey, sugar cane, sugar beets, fruits, and vegetables.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the source of sugar comprises a compound that forms or releases sugar when the coated seed is planted in soil.

15 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising measuring nutrients in a soil the seedling is planted and applying a fertilizer to the soil surrounding the planted seed.

16 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising adding 15 to 25% more nitrogen to the soil than an amount required without the seed grind.

17 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the seed grind comprising ground seed of a same type of plant as the seed.

18 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the coating comprising urea.

19 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the seed grind is unfit for human consumption and the coating further comprising a source of bicarbonate.

20 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the seed comprises rice and the coating comprises ground rice seed.

21 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the coating is applied to the seed in a rotary drum with lifting flights.

22 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the coating comprises urea.

23 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the coating further comprising an adherent selected from waxes, bees wax, paraffin wax, microcrystalline waxes, vegetable waxes, soy wax, and biodegradable sucrose octaesters.

24 . A coated seed having an enhanced seedling growth rate comprising:

a rice seed; and

a coating on the rice seed comprising

0.5 to 99 wt. % of a seed grind formed from a ground rice seed, and

1 to 99 wt. % a source of sugar,

wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10-85 wt. %,

wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating,

wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a seedling growing from the coated seed, and

wherein the seed grind increases available seed components required for a rice seedling to grow to enhance the rice seedling growth.

25 . A method of growing seedlings at an enhanced rate comprising:

providing a rice seed and a coating on the seed, the coating comprising

0.5 to 99 wt. % of a seed grind formed from ground rice seed, and

1 to 99 wt. % a source of sugar,

wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10-85 wt. %,

wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating,

wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a rice seedling growing from the coated rice seed;

planting the coated seed in soil to form a planted seed; and

allowing the coated seed to grow into the rice seedling at an enhanced rate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2024
From: SHIRLEY, ARTHUR R, JR; HAYES, MELISSA C
To: INNOVATIONS FOR WORLD NUTRITION LLC
Reel/Frame 068387/0488 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2021
From: SHIRLEY, ARTHUR R., JR.; HAYES, MELISSA C.
To: INNOVATIONS FOR WORLD NUTRITION, LLC
Reel/Frame 057947/0545 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17227596 · Apr 12, 2021
Provisional Application 63010089 · Apr 15, 2020
Related Publication 20220048830A1 · Feb 17, 2022
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