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US 12,486,206 · App. 17/517,010 · 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
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Patent No.
US 12,486,206
App. No.
17/517,010
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 (36)

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

a seed; and

a coating on the seed comprising a source of sugar and a seed grind formed from a ground seed, wherein the seed grind is present in an amount of at least 100 grams (g) of seed grind per kilogram (kg) of seed to increase available seed components required for a seedling to grow to enhance the seedling growth.

2 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is present in an amount of 100 g to 10,000 g of the seed grind per kg of the seed.

3 . The coated seed according to claim 2 , wherein the coating comprises 1 g to 6000 g of a binder per kg of the seed and 100 g to 10,000 g of a source of bicarbonate per kg of the seed.

4 . The coated seed according to claim 3 , wherein the coating comprises 50 g to 8000 g of a source of sugar per kg of the seed.

5 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is present in an amount of 200 g to 8,000 g of the seed grind per kg of the seed.

6 . The coated seed according to claim 5 wherein the coating comprises 2 g to 2400 g of a binder per kg of the seed and 200 g to 8,000 g of a source of bicarbonate per kg of the seed.

7 . The coated seed according to claim 6 , wherein the coating comprises 100 g to 6000 g of a source of sugar per kg of the seed.

8 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is present in an amount of 400 g to 7,500 g of the seed grind per kg of the seed.

9 . The coated seed according to claim 8 , wherein the coating comprises 4 g to 2250 g of a binder per kg of the seed and 400 g to 7,500 g of a source of bicarbonate per kg of the seed.

10 . The coated seed according to claim 9 , wherein the coating comprises 400 g to 5000 g of a source of sugar per kg of the seed.

11 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the coating further comprising a source of bicarbonate.

12 . The coated seed according to claim 11 , wherein the source of bicarbonate comprising sodium bicarbonate or potassium bicarbonate or a combination of sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate.

13 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is present in amount of at least 400 g per kg of the seed.

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

15 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is formed from a whole seed.

16 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , wherein the source of sugar is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose, xylose, powdered sugar, corn syrup, cane syrup, agave, sorghum, honey, sugar cane, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables, or compounds that form or release sugar when the coated seed is planted in soil.

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

18 . The coated seed according to claim 1 , further comprising an adherent comprising at least one adherent selected from the group bees wax, paraffin wax, microcrystalline waxes, vegetable waxes, sucrose octaester, corn syrup, cane syrup, agave, maple syrup, epoxy coating and polymerization of materials.

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

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

planting a coated seed comprising a seed and a coating on the seed in soil to form a planted seed, the coating comprising a source of sugar and a seed grind formed from ground seed in an amount of at least 100 grams (g) of the seed grind per kilogram (kg) of the seed to enhance growth of a seedling growing from the coated seed; and

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

21 . The method according to claim 20 , wherein the seed grind is present in an amount of 100 g to 10,000 g of the seed grind per kg of the seed.

22 . The method according to claim 21 , wherein the coating comprises 1 g to 6000 g of a binder per kg of the seed and 100 g to 10,000 g of a source of bicarbonate per kg of the seed.

23 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the coating comprises 50 g to 8000 g of a source of sugar per kilogram of the seed.

24 . The method according to claim 20 , wherein the seed grind is present in an amount of 200 g to 8,000 g of the seed grind per kg of the seed.

25 . The method according to claim 24 , wherein the coating comprises 2 g to 2400 g of a binder per kilogram of the seed and 200 g to 8,000 g of a source of bicarbonate per kilogram of the seed.

26 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the coating comprises 100 g to 6000 g of a source of sugar per kilogram of the seed.

27 . The method according to claim 20 , wherein the seed grind is present in an amount of 400 g to 7,500 g of the seed grind per kg of the seed.

28 . The method according to claim 27 , wherein the coating comprises 4 g to 2250 g of a binder per kilogram of the seed and 400 g to 7,500 g of a source of bicarbonate per kilogram of the seed.

29 . The method according to claim 28 , wherein the coating comprises 400 g to 5000 g of a source of sugar per kilogram of the seed.

30 . The method according to claim 20 , further comprising measuring nutrients in a soil the seedling is planted and applying a fertilizer to the soil surrounding the planted seed.

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

32 . The method according to claim 20 , further comprising an adherent comprising at least one adherent selected from the group bees wax, paraffin wax, microcrystalline waxes, vegetable waxes, sucrose octaester, corn syrup, cane syrup, agave, maple syrup, epoxy coating and polymerization of materials.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2021
From: SHIRLEY, ARTHUR R., JR.; HAYES, MELISSA C.
To: INNOVATIONS FOR WORLD NUTRITION, LLC
Reel/Frame 058097/0020 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 17227596 · Apr 12, 2021
Provisional Application 63010089 · Apr 15, 2020
Related Publication 20220055964A1 · Feb 24, 2022
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