Patents by Inventor Bart Geraats

Bart Geraats 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).

  • Safeguarding seed safety of treated seeds
    Patent number: 9049813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to overcome negative effects of the treatment of seeds with insecticides, acaricides or nematicides on the germination of seeds and vitality of seedlings. The inventive method markedly enhances germination and vitality of seeds that are treated with insecticides, acaricides or nematicides. The present invention describes a method that at least comprises the following steps: 1) Hydration of the seed 2) Followed by drying of the seed 3) Followed by a treatment of the seed with insecticidal, acaricidal, or nematicidal compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Martje J. M. Notten, Bart Geraats, Rudolf Hendrikus Martinus Nabben, Jan Van Den Berg, Wolfram Andersch
  • SAFEGUARDING SEED SAFETY OF TREATED SEEDS
    Publication number: 20100130365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to overcome negative effects of the treatment of seeds with insecticides, acaricides or nematicides on the germination of seeds and vitality of seedlings. The inventive method markedly enhances germination and vitality of seeds that are treated with insecticides, acaricides or nematicides. The present invention describes a method that at least comprises the following steps: 1) Hydration of the seed 2) Followed by drying of the seed 3) Followed by a treatment of the seed with insecticidal, acaricidal, or nematicidal compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Martje J.M. Notten, Bart Geraats, Rudolf Hendrikus Martinus Nabben, Jan Van Den Berg, Wolfram Andersch
  • Safening method
    Publication number: 20070021303
    Abstract: The invention relates to the sue of a compound (B) as safener for reducing or avoiding phytotoxic side-effects of a pesticide (A) in useful plants selected from the plant order Liliiflorae, wherein (A) is one or more pesticides, and (B) is one or more safeners selected from the group consisting of safeners (B1) to (B19) as defined in claim 1. The safener can be applied by various methods including spraying techniques and seed treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Rosinger, Jan Van Den Berg, Bart Geraats