Patents by Inventor Vladmir O. Bekker

Vladmir O. Bekker 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 of protecting seeds treated with a phytotoxic agent
    Patent number: 7836630
    Abstract: A method of improving germination rate in pesticide-treated plant seeds involves forming a pesticide-free polymer coating on a plant seed before treating the seed with a pesticide, where the type of polymer and the coating thickness are designed to block phytotoxic contact of the pesticide with the seed while allowing sufficient transfer of oxygen to maintain the seed's viability and sufficient transfer of moisture under environmental conditions normally encountered by the seed after planting to enable its germination; and then treating the coated plant seed with a pesticide. Seeds that have been treated by this method, and plants that are grown from the treated seeds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jawed Asrar, Vladmir O. Bekker, Yiwei Ding