Patents by Inventor Hugh R. Rowse

Hugh R. Rowse 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).

  • Methods of priming seed
    Patent number: 5119589
    Abstract: Seed is primed by progressive hydration in a rotating drum (1) by water introduced as steam from a steam generator through an outlet pipe (5) to condense as a mist on the drum walls or as liquid water pumped onto the drum walls through several fine bore tubes to form a surface film. The amount of water and its rate of addition is controlled such that the seeds remain free flowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: National Research Development Corporation
    Inventor: Hugh R. Rowse