Patents
US 12653090 B2: Shrink-wrapped seed pillows
- Granted
- 2026-06-16
- Filed
- 2023-05-04 application 18143139
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Seed pillows are disclosed herein. An exemplary seed pillow may include a first water-soluble film, a seed cluster disposed on the first water-soluble film, and a second film that is positioned over the first water-soluble film and the seed cluster. The second film may have a first portion that is fused to a second portion of the first water-soluble film from ultrasonic vibrations. Further, the first water-soluble film and the second film may be shrink-wrapped around the seed cluster through heat application to the first water-soluble film and the second film for a first period of time.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 (ipgb20260616.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 542 patents | US company or organization | West Chicago, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Scott Conrad | Wheaton, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01C | Planting; sowing; fertilising | A01C1/046 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
| C09D | Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers; filling pastes; chemical paint or ink removers; inks; correcting fluids; woodstains; pastes or solids for colouring or printing; use of materials therefor | C09D5/14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CONRAD, ROBERT SCOTT signed 2023-05-16 | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY WEST CHICAGO, IL | 63667/43 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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