Patents Assigned to BIOBEST BELGIUM NV
  • Hive-mounted disseminator device
    Patent number: 10278370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the dissemination of biological control agents or other substances through the use of bees, in particular bumblebees. It relates to a disseminator device, installable in or in connection to the hive, and which contains biological control agents or other substances which are picked up, carried and disseminated by the bees when leaving the hive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Biobest Belgium NV, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    Inventors: Kurt Hans Put, Kris Cyriel Johan Jans, Guido Mario Karel Michel Sterk, Guy Smagghe, Veerle Mommaerts, Felix Leopold Wackers, Yann Bruno Loic Jacques
  • Bumblebee nest box
    Patent number: 9320264
    Abstract: A nest box (1) for bumblebees that provides sufficient ventilation inside the nest box (1). The provided nest box (1) with a bumblebees hive (2) inside resolves the problems of insufficient ventilation, by being mounted with a ventilation panel (14), comprising ventilation holes (13) in size(s) that enable ventilation but at the same time bumblebees from passing through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Biobest Belgium NV, Tokai Trading Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Willem Steven Paul Keppens, Tim Bollens, Felix Leopold Wackers, Hidetoshi Yokoi, Masahiro Yoneda, Takayuki Aoki
  • BUMBLEBEE NEST BOX
    Publication number: 20120295514
    Abstract: This invention relates to a nest box (1) for bumblebees that provides sufficient ventilation inside the nest box (1). The provided nest box (1) with a bumblebees hive (2) inside resolves the problems of insufficient ventilation, by being mounted with a ventilation panel (14), comprising ventilation holes (13) in size(s) that enable ventilation but at the same time bumblebees from passing through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicants: TOKAI TRADING CO., LTD., BIOBEST BELGIUM NV
    Inventors: Willem Steven Paul Keppens, Tim Bollens, Felix Leopold Wackers, Hidetoshi Yokoi, Masahiro Yoneda, Takayuki Aoki
  • HIVE-MOUNTED DISSEMINATOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120077412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the dissemination of biological control agents or other substances through the use of bees, in particular bumblebees. It relates to a disseminator device, installable in or in connection to the hive, and which contains biological control agents or other substances which are picked up, carried and disseminated by the bees when leaving the hive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL, BIOBEST BELGIUM NV
    Inventors: Kurt Hans Put, Kris Cyriel Johan Jans, Guido Mario Karel Michel Sterk, Guy Smagghe, Veerle Mommaerts, Felix Leopold Wackers, Yann Bruno Loic Jacques