Patents Assigned to Oxlon, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5697187
    Abstract: The present invention provides a unique method and apparatus for improving crop yield through the use of an inventive irrigation solution to inhibit surface pathogens, improved water penetration and increase crop production and market quality. In a presently preferred embodiment, the inventive method comprises the steps of producing a gaseous mixture of ionized air including from about 50 parts per million to about 4,000 parts per million ozone, from about 1,000 parts per million to 20,000 parts per million oxygen, and from 1,100 to about 25,000 parts per million oxygen ions from ambient air; effecting direct contact between the ionized air gaseous mixture and a supply of water by means of a submicron injector to produce a gaseous solution for treatment of irrigation water to be applied to agricultural crops. Accordingly, by treating the crops during irrigation the inventive process is successful in stopping surface fungus and molds on plants above ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Oxlon, Inc.
    Inventor: James Persinger