Patents by Inventor Pierre Tocquin

Pierre Tocquin 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).

  • Device allowing measurement of photosyntesis of a whole small plant
    Patent number: 6860163
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a device for the measurement of the photosynthesis of a whole small plant, which comprises: a rigid base of very low thickness that fits between the plant and its substrate in order to isolate it from the inside of a chamber, a central unit containing all the electronic and mechanical equipment required for the functioning of the chamber, a chamber that is a container whose size and volume are adapted at the same time to the central unit, to its base, and to the size of the plant to be studied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Universite de Liege
    Inventors: Pierre Tocquin, Claire Perilleux
  • Device allowing measurement of photosyntesis of a whole small plant
    Publication number: 20030204989
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a device for the measurement of the photosynthesis of a whole small plant, which comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Pierre Tocquin, Claire Perilleux
  • Hydroponic growing device adapted for the growing and scientific study of arabidopsis thaliana
    Publication number: 20030097789
    Abstract: A plant growing device comprising a container (1), characterised in that it contains a hydroponic growing medium (2), and is covered by a lid (3), supplied with perforations (4) for the supports (5) of said plants, in that said supports (5) are filled with agar (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Laurent Corbesier, Pierre Tocquin, Alexandra Pieltain, Emile Kurtem, Claire Perilleux