Patents by Inventor SVEN GUNNAR ANDERSSON

SVEN GUNNAR ANDERSSON 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).

  • Seed priming
    Patent number: 10542662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing primed seed, a method for improving the germination rate of seed, and a use of a gaseous composition. The method for preparing primed seed comprises successively: providing seed that is capable of germinating, exposing said seed to a treatment atmosphere for an exposure time of at least 1 second, wherein the treatment atmosphere has a relative humidity of 50% or more and a temperature of 50-100° C., and wherein the exposure time has a duration of 30 minutes or less, and cooling and optionally drying said seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Thermoseed Global AB
    Inventors: Janwillem Breukink, Hinderikus Bruggink, Gustaf Robert Forsberg, Tomoko Mizuguchi, Sven Ola Arvidsson, Sven Gunnar Andersson
  • SEED PRIMING
    Publication number: 20160353656
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing primed seed, a method for improving the germination rate of seed, and a use of a gaseous composition. The method for preparing primed seed comprises successively: providing seed that is capable of germinating, exposing said seed to a treatment atmosphere for an exposure time of at least 1 second, wherein the treatment atmosphere has a relative humidity of 50% or more and a temperature of 50-100° C., and wherein the exposure time has a duration of 30 minutes or less, and cooling and optionally drying said seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: INCOTEC HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: JANWILLEM BREUKINK, HINDERIKUS BRUGGINK, GUSTAF ROBERT FORSBERG, TOMOKO MIZUGUCHI, SVEN OLA ARVIDSSON, SVEN GUNNAR ANDERSSON