Patents by Inventor Marcel Adrianus Nicolaas Boukens

Marcel Adrianus Nicolaas Boukens 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).

  • Method and apparatus for priming seed
    Patent number: 6421956
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for treating seed (5) with a fluid, in particular water, involving the use of a fluid-containing gas, whereby seed is brought into contact with a gas having a controlled fluid content and the seed is kept in contact with the gas over a defined period whilst direct contact between the seed and the fluid in liquid form is substantially precluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventors: Marcel Adrianus Nicolaas Boukens, Jan de Boer, Ijsbrand van Dok