Patents Assigned to Svenska Lantmännen, riksförbund ek. för.
  • Heat disinfection of seeds
    Patent number: 6350409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat treatment process for disinfection of seeds from pathogens and other undesirable fungi and bacteria, the process being characterized by supply to the seeds non water-borne heat while regulating the treatment time and temperature with regard to the condition and moisture content of the seeds in such a way that the seeds are heated from outside and in, while evaporation of moisture from the surface of the seed, and owing to that, cooling of the same is prevented and no changes in the moisture content occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Svenska Lantmännen, riksförbund ek. för.
    Inventors: Kenneth Alness, Sven Andersson, Sven Bergman