Planting – Liquid or gas soil treatment
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-31
2009-06-16
Novosad, Christopher J. (Department: 3641)
Planting
Liquid or gas soil treatment
C111S127000, C111S173000, C111S174000, C111S200000, C111S905000, C111S917000, C198S657000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07546812
ABSTRACT:
The configuration of a feedstock material is controlled by bringing it into contact with at least a first gas moving against it at a location with an area and thickness of the feedstock liquid that forms drops or fibers of a selected size. In one embodiment, drops of agricultural input materials are formed for spraying on agricultural fields. In another embodiment, nanofibers of materials such as chitosan or metals are formed. In another embodiment seeds are planted with gel. In another embodiment particles carrying desired agricultural inputs with modified release characteristics are delivered.
REFERENCES:
patent: 577121 (1897-02-01), Stock et al.
patent: 903527 (1908-11-01), Wilbur
patent: 1900482 (1933-03-01), Boyd
patent: 2361980 (1944-11-01), Tirrell
patent: 2695236 (1954-11-01), Barton
patent: 3507624 (1970-04-01), Schneider, Jr. et al.
patent: 3648631 (1972-03-01), Fiedler et al.
patent: 3741310 (1973-06-01), Hansen
patent: 3849241 (1974-11-01), Butin et al.
patent: 3861474 (1975-01-01), De Palma
patent: 4145203 (1979-03-01), Levecque et al.
patent: 4193879 (1980-03-01), Leach
patent: 4320595 (1982-03-01), McClure et al.
patent: 4384537 (1983-05-01), duBrucq
patent: 4392916 (1983-07-01), Nishiyama et al.
patent: 4504014 (1985-03-01), Leuning
patent: 4574150 (1986-03-01), Austin
patent: 4596558 (1986-06-01), Smith et al.
patent: 4779776 (1988-10-01), Erazo et al.
patent: 4820281 (1989-04-01), Lawier, Jr.
patent: 4893681 (1990-01-01), Flandre
patent: 4895106 (1990-01-01), Barnes
patent: 5092267 (1992-03-01), Hajek
patent: 5244123 (1993-09-01), Benedict
patent: 5575341 (1996-11-01), Baker et al.
patent: 5601865 (1997-02-01), Fulger et al.
patent: 5776214 (1998-07-01), Wood
patent: 5794550 (1998-08-01), Chadwick
patent: 5824339 (1998-10-01), Shimizu et al.
patent: 5824797 (1998-10-01), Hazen
patent: 5897821 (1999-04-01), Kawasaki
patent: 6214771 (2001-04-01), Dexter
patent: 6241164 (2001-06-01), Wolfe
patent: 6382526 (2002-05-01), Reneker et al.
patent: 6444233 (2002-09-01), Arntzen et al.
patent: 6518226 (2003-02-01), Volker et al.
patent: 6638918 (2003-10-01), Davison et al.
patent: 6814759 (2004-11-01), Larsen et al.
patent: 2002/0192768 (2002-12-01), Chen et al.
patent: 2003/0024806 (2003-02-01), Foret
patent: 2003/0134120 (2003-07-01), Kim et al.
patent: 2003/0171710 (2003-09-01), Bassuk et al.
patent: 2003/0197125 (2003-10-01), De Saro et al.
patent: 2004/0102562 (2004-05-01), Butuc
patent: 2005/0005509 (2005-01-01), Tindall et al.
patent: 1266498 (1990-03-01), None
patent: 2223444 (2000-07-01), None
patent: 2401201 (2002-09-01), None
patent: WO 00/47177 (2000-08-01), None
patent: WO 01/32751 (2001-05-01), None
patent: WO 2005/024101 (2005-03-01), None
A Study of the Stability of Plane Fluid Sheets, Hagerty, W.W. and Shea, J.F.;Journal of Applied Mechanics; vol. 22-23, 1955-56.
Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Electrospun Membranes for Biomedical Applications, Jiang, Fang, Hsiao, Chu Chen.
Electrospinning of chitosan solutions in acetic acid with poly(ethylene oxide, Duan, Dong, Yuan, Yao; J. Biomater,Sci. Polymer Edn, vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 797-811 (2004).
A Facile Method to Make Continuous, Aligned Chitosan Fibers in the Micron and Sub-micron Range Via Electrospinning for Use in Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Vu, Eastin, Larsen.
Chitosan-Coating of Cellulosic Materials Using an Aqueous Chitosan-CO2Solution, Sakai, Hayano, Yoshioka, Fujieda, Saito, Yoshioka;Polymer Journal, vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 144-148 (2002).
Synthesis and Evaluation of Scaffolds Prepared from Chitosan Fibers for Potential Use in Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Subramanian, Lin, Vu, Larsen; Technical Papers of ISA,Biomedical Sciences InstrumentationVo. 40, Fort Collins, CO Apr. 23-25, 2004.
Chitin and chitosan fibres: A review, Ravi Kumar;Bul. Mater. Sci., vol. 22, No. 5, Aug. 1999, pp. 905-915.
Preparation and characterization of biodegradable chitosan/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite rods via in situ hybridization: a potential material as internal fixation of bone fracture, Hu, Li, Wang, Shen;Biomaterials25 (2004) pp. 779-785.
Immobilization of chitosan onto poly-L-lactic acid film surface by plasma graft polymerization to control the morphology of fibroblast and liver cells, Ding, Chen, Gao, Chang, Zhang, Kang;Biomaterials25 (2004) 1059-1067.
Hydroxyapatite-chitin materials as potential tissue engineered bone substitutes, Ge, Baguenard, Lim, Wee, Khor;Biomaterials25 (2004) 1049-1058.
Preparation of acrylic grafted chitin for wound dressing application, Tanodekaew, Prasitsilp, Swasdison, Thavornyutikarn, Pathsree, Pateepasen;Biomaterials25 (2004) 1453-1460.
New Process (Jet Cutting Method) for the Production of Spherical Beads from Highly Viscous Polymer Solutions, Prube, Fox, Kirchhoff, Bruske, Breford, Vorlop;Chem. Eng. Technol. 21 (1998) pp. 29-33.
Production of Spherical Beads by JetCutting, Prube, Dalluhn, Breford, Vorlop;Chem. Eng. Technol. 23 (2000), pp. 1105-1110.
Functional Fibers for Immobilization of Biomolecules, Hsieh, Abbott, Ellison, Schreuder-Gibson; NTC Project: M02-CD05 (formerly M02-E05),National Textile Center Annual Report: Nov. 2002.
Improvement of the Jet Cutting Method for the Preparation of Spherical Particles from Viscous Polymer Solutions, Prube, Bruske, Breford, Vorlop;Chem. Eng. Technol. 21 (1998), pp. 153-157.
Aircraft Cargo Fire Suppression Using Low Pressure Dual Fluid Water Mist and Hypoxic Air, John Brooks; International Aero Technologies LLC, 11817 Westar Lane, Burlington, WA 98233; pp. 1-17.
A Review of Liquid Atomization By Electrical Means, Grace, Marunissen;J. Aerosol Sci., vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 1005-1019, 1994.
Characteristics of Pneumataic Atomization, Gretzinger, Marshall;A.I.Ch.E. Journal, Jun. 1961, pp. 312-318.
The design and performance of internal mixing multijet twin fluid atomizers, Mullinger, Chigier;Journal of the Institute of Fuel, 251, Dec. 1974; pp. 251-261.
Blast Atomiser Developments In The Central Electricity Generating Board, Sargeant,Proceedings of 2ndInternational Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, ICLASS-82, 4-4, Madison, WI, 1982, pp. 131-136.
The Mechanism of Disintegration of Liquid Sheets, York, Stubbs, Tek;Transactions of the ASME, Oct. 1953, pp. 1279-1286.
The Influence of Liquid Film Thickness on Airblast Atomization, Rizk, Lefebvre,Transactions of the ASME, vol. 102, Jul. 1980, pp. 706-710.
On the temporal instability of a two-dimensional viscous liquid sheet, X. Li and R.S. Tankin;J. Fluid Mech. (1991), vol. 226, pp. 425-443.
Preparation of chitosan-containing nanofibres by electrospinning of chitosan/poly(ethylene oxide) blend solutions, Spasova, Manolova, Paneva, Rashkov;e-Polymers2004, No. 056, pp. 1-12.
Terminology and Definitions for Agricultural Chemical Application, ASAE S327.2 Feb. 2003; pp. 182-185.
Spray Mix Adjuvants for Spray Drift Mitigation, ASAE Paper N.: AA03-003; presented at 2003 ASAE/NAAA Technical Session, Reno, Nevada, Dec. 2003.
Air Delivery Technologyby Spray-Air Technologies Ltd., power point on Shear Guard Plus Nozzle.
Magnetic Trapping of Multicomponent Nanowires, Tanase, Hultgren, Searson, Meyer, Reich, Jun. 25, 2001, pp. 1-3.
High-Pressure Sheet Atomization of Non-Newtonian Fluids, Hartranft and Settles, Presented at ILASS-Americas 12thannual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray systems, May 16-19, 1999, Indianapolis, IN.
Annual Spray Drift Review, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, printed from internet.
Science and Engineering of Droplets Fundamentals and ApplicationsBook, Hulmin Llu.
Biological Applications of multifunctional magnetic nanowires, Symposium on Biological Applications, Sarah Majetich, of Magnetic Nanostructures, Chairman, pp. 1-7.
Eastin John Alvin
Vu David
Carney Vincent L.
Kamterter II, L.L.C.
Novosad Christopher J.
LandOfFree
Systems for the control and use of fluids and particles does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Systems for the control and use of fluids and particles, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Systems for the control and use of fluids and particles will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4100668