Patents by Inventor Job Schipper

Job Schipper 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).

  • Treated seeds
    Patent number: 6385902
    Abstract: A method of treating primed seeds which results in a prolongation of shelf life compared to optionally dried conventionally primed seeds of the same species having substantially the same moisture content (MC), wherein the primed seeds are subjected to a water stress, a heat treatment or a combination thereof and are subsequently—where desired—dried back to a desired MC and seeds obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Job Schipper, Peter Van der Toorn, Tonko Bruggink
  • Process for prolonging the shelf life of primed nongerminated seeds
    Patent number: 6313377
    Abstract: A method of treating primed seeds which results in a prolongation of shelf life compared to optionally dried conventionally primed seeds of the same species having substantially the same moisture content (MC), wherein the primed seeds are subjected to a water stress, a heat treatment or a combination thereof and are subsequently—where desired—dried back to a desired MC and seeds obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Job Schipper, Peter Van Der Toorn, Tonko Bruggink