US 12,402,556 B2
Method and device for delivering viable microorganisms in seed lubricant to seed supply
Mitchell Eviston, Woodbury, MN (US)
Assigned to Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC, Powell, OH (US)
Filed by Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC, Powell, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/503,899.
Application 18/503,899 is a continuation of application No. 18/197,578, filed on May 15, 2023, granted, now 11,812,685.
Application 18/197,578 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2023/012628, filed on Feb. 8, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/434,588, filed on Dec. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0206367 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01C 1/06 (2006.01); A01C 1/08 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 1/06 (2013.01) [A01C 1/08 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A package comprising:
a main body containing a seed lubricant;
a chamber retaining microorganisms in a viable state;
a dividing member separating the main body and the chamber; and
a disrupting mechanism that disrupts the dividing member such that the seed lubricant and the microorganisms are blended, and
wherein the main body, the chamber and the dividing member form an integral package.