Patents by Inventor Ulf FEUERSTEIN

Ulf FEUERSTEIN 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).

  • Granulated seeds
    Patent number: 11123765
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of granulated seed comprising seed kernels which are coated with a coating layer, the process comprising the following steps: providing seed kernels, applying a binder to the seed kernels, giving rise to seed kernels coated with a binder, and applying a coating composition comprising silica to the seed kernels coated with binder, giving rise to seed kernels coated with a coating layer. The invention furthermore relates to the use of silica as component of the coating layer of granulated seed for improving the germination ability of the seed. The invention furthermore relates to granulated seed, comprising seed kernels coated with a coating layer, characterized in that the coating layer comprises silica and that the silica is distributed within the entire coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Scheffler, Beata Maria Lortz, Thomas Rieger, Ludger Alpmann, Ulf Feuerstein, Joern Dau
  • GRANULATED SEEDS
    Publication number: 20160151805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of granulated seed comprising seed kernels which are coated with a coating layer, the process comprising the following steps: providing seed kernels, applying a binder to the seed kernels, giving rise to seed kernels coated with a binder, and applying a coating composition comprising silica to the seed kernels coated with binder, giving rise to seed kernels coated with a coating layer. The invention furthermore relates to the use of silica as component of the coating layer of granulated seed for improving the germination ability of the seed. The invention furthermore relates to granulated seed, comprising seed kernels coated with a coating layer, characterized in that the coating layer comprises silica and that the silica is distributed within the entire coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen SCHEFFLER, Beata Maria LORTZ, Thomas RIEGER, Ludger ALPMANN, Ulf FEUERSTEIN, Joern DAU