Patents by Inventor Frank Hendrikus Janssen

Frank Hendrikus Janssen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of growing plants
    Patent number: 9609813
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of growing plants in a mineral wool growth substrate, the method comprising: providing at least one mineral wool growth substrate comprising man-made vitreous fibers bonded with a cured binder composition, and positioning one or more seeds or plants for growth in the growth substrate, and allowing growth of the one or more plants, wherein the binder composition prior to curing comprises: a) a sugar component, and b) a reaction product of a polycarboxylic acid component and an alkanolamine component, wherein the binder composition prior to curing contains at least 42% by weight of the sugar component based on the total weight (dry matter) of the binder components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S
    Inventors: Lars Naerum, Povl Nissen, Erling Lennart Hansen, Jean Marie Wilhelmus Cuypers, Eelke Gjalt Hempenius, Frank Hendrikus Janssen
  • Method of Growing Plants
    Publication number: 20130283688
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of growing plants in a mineral wool growth substrate, the method comprising: providing at least one mineral wool growth substrate comprising man-made vitreous fibres bonded with a cured binder composition, and positioning one or more seeds or plants for growth in the growth substrate, and allowing growth of the one or more plants, wherein the binder composition prior to curing comprises: a) a sugar component, and b) a reaction product of a polycarboxylic acid component and an alkanolamine component, wherein the binder composition prior to curing contains at least 42% by weight of the sugar component based on the total weight (dry matter) of the binder components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S
    Inventors: Lars Naerum, Poul Nissen, Erling Lennart Hansen, Jean Marie Wilhelmus Cuypers, Eelke Gjalt Hempenius, Frank Hendrikus Janssen