Cast pellets for planting seeds

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10798869
APP PUB NO 20110239535A1
SERIAL NO

13076791

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Cast pellets containing plants seeds and methods of making the cast pellets are described. The cast pellets include a mixture of one or more plant seeds and a setable, flowable casting substance. The casting substance can be a thermoplastic or another material such as plaster, polyacrylamide or a derivative thereof, polyacrylic acid, a melt processable starch, wax, polyvinyl alcohol, glyceride, partial glyceride, or mixtures thereof. The mixture can additionally contain other substances, such as fillers, plant growth regulators, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, fertilizers, microorganisms, or mixtures thereof. The seeds can be of the same or different species, and can be selected to have, for example, the same or different flower colors.

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BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY622 TOWN ROAD WEST CHICAGO IL 60185

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  • 2011 Application Filing Year
  • A01C Class
  • 261 Applications Filed
  • 137 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 52.50 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conrad, Robert Wheaton, US 21 315

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