Patents Assigned to Biolumic Limited
  • Methods of seed treatment and resulting products
    Patent number: 11147221
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and devices relating to administration of UV-B to a seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BIOLUMIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason John Wargent, Luke James Cooney
  • Methods of seed treatment and resulting products
    Patent number: 10750691
    Abstract: A method of treating a seed for sowing is provided for improving subsequent plant performance comprising the step of treating the seed for sowing with UV-B irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BIOLUMIC LIMITED
    Inventor: Jason John Wargent
  • Controlling characteristics of photosynthetic organisims
    Patent number: 10721875
    Abstract: A light dosing system for promoting preferred characteristics in plants, the light dosing system configured to direct light onto a target area upon which the plant resides, the light dosing system including one or more light emitters positioned above the target area, a means for controlling one or more characteristics of the light emitted by the light emitters, a conveyor configured to alter the relative positions of the light emitters and the target area, and a lighting controller configured to read a media having a predefined dosage regime stored thereon for promoting the preferred characteristics of the plant, characterized in that the lighting controller is configured to alter one or more characteristics of the light emitted by the, or each, of the one or more light emitters onto the target area in accordance with the predefined dosage regime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: BIOLUMIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason John Wargent, Matthew John Van DerWerff, Terry Robin Southern
  • Method to improve crop yield and/or quality
    Patent number: 10517225
    Abstract: A method, and a device for administering the method, of treating a plant seedling to improve long term hardiness and/or crop yield and/or quality characterised by the step of exposing the plant seedling, prior to a subsequent growth phase, to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation with at least one wavelength, only between 280-310 nm. The method further including the step of selecting a plant seedling or seedlings for a subsequent growth phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BIOLUMIC LIMITED
    Inventor: Jason John Wargent
  • METHOD TO IMPROVE CROP YIELD AND/OR QUALITY
    Publication number: 20170000041
    Abstract: A method, and a device for administering the method, of treating a plant seedling to improve long term hardiness and/or crop yield and/or quality characterised by the step of exposing the plant seedling, prior to a subsequent growth phase, to ultra-violet (UV) irradiation with at least one wavelength, only between 280-310 nm. The method further including the step of selecting a plant seedling or seedlings for a subsequent growth phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Biolumic Limited
    Inventor: Jason John Wargent