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Laminar seed carriers and method of preparing same
Assignee: Saat- und Erntetechnik GmbH
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Filing: 1978-01-06
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Granted: 1979-11-13
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Expires: 1998-01-06
Abstract
Abstract A method of preparing a laminar seed carrier in which a support comprising an unsized or lightly sized paper web of tangled short, smooth individual fibres is provided with one or more patches of an adhesive substance, seeds are applied to the patch or patches of adhesive substance, an upper paper web comprising a porous web having a lower weight than the support paper web is placed over the seeds and bonded to the support paper web and is treated with one or more powdered water-storing substances to incorporate the powdered water-storing substances within the pores of the upper paper web. Also provided is a laminar seed carrier comprising an unsized or lightly sized support paper web of tangled short, smooth individual fibres, bearing one or more patches of an adhesive substance upon which seeds are bonded and an upper paper web, comprising a porous web having a lower weight than the support web covering the seeds and being bonded to the support web, the upper paper web having one or more powdered water-storing substances entrapped within its pores.
Inventors
- 👤 Jurgen C. Knolle
- 👤 Hans Grimm
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-05 16:57
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C1/00; A01C1/04; A01C1/044
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of preparing a laminar seed carrier in which a support comprising a paper web of tangled short, smooth individual fibres is provided with at least one patch of an adhesive substance, said support paper web having a weight of 15 to 25 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.01 to 0.05 mm, a breaking load of 1000 to 1500 pounds and ash content of 15 to 23 g/m 2 , seeds are applied to the patch or patches of adhesive substance, an upper paper web comprising a porous web having a lower weight than the support paper web is placed over the seeds and bonded to the support paper web and is treated simultaneously with one or more powdered water-storing substances to incorporate the powdered water-storing substances within the pores of the upper paper web, said upper paper web comprising cellulose wadding having a weight of 16 to 19 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.005 to 0.02 mm and a pore volume for air of more than 20%, related to the paper surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of preparing a laminar seed carrier in which a support comprising a paper web of tangled short, smooth individual fibres is provided with at least one patch of an adhesive substance, said support paper web having a weight of 15 to 25 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.01 to 0.05 mm, a breaking load of 1000 to 1500 pounds and ash content of 15 to 23 g/m 2 , seeds are applied to the patch or patches of adhesive substance, an upper paper web comprising a porous web having a lower weight than the support paper web is placed over the seeds and bonded to the support paper web and is treated simultaneously with one or more powdered water-storing substances to incorporate the powdered water-storing substances within the pores of the upper paper web, said upper paper web comprising cellulose wadding having a weight of 16 to 19 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.005 to 0.02 mm and a pore volume for air of more than 20%, related to the paper surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the support paper web has an average fibre length of 1 mm with a random distribution, and with limit values from 0.1 to 2.5 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the upper paper web has an average fibre length of from 2 to 4 mm, with limit values of 0.5 to 7 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the water-storing substance is an alginate, cellulose, phosphate starch or bentonite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the adhesive substance has a high solids content and is used in such a quantity that the amount of water that is added to the carrier is 1 to 2% by weight of the total weight of the two paper webs and the seeds grains thereby a subsequent drying operation is unnecessary.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in in which an aqueous solution of substantially cold-saturated plant nutrients is added to the adhesive substance in an amount of from 10 to 30% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the adhesive substance is applied to the support paper web in parallel strips.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the seeds are adhered on the corners of squares which are disposed side by side or offset from one another, or on the corners of equilateral or scalene trianges which are disposed side by side or offset from one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the seeds are adhered in circular formation or at intervals around central points disposed in rows.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the seeds are natural, pelletted, granulated, incrustated or chemically treated seed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the seeds applied are of different types or species of plants.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 11 in which the seeds applied in a row are of different types or species of plants.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 11 in which the seeds applied consist of a mixture of types or species of plants in single rows or in all rows.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which crystalline or granulated additives selected from plant nutrients, protectives, growth substances, hormones or herbicides, separately or mixtures thereof are additionally applied to the patch or patches of adhesive material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 14 in which the crystalline or granulated additives are placed in rows between seeds or in separate rows adjacent rows of seeds.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the seeds are of those types of plants for which a pre-cultivation or treatment in a nursery of the young plants is necessary.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 16 in which the seeds are cabbage, celery, lettuce, tobacco, pansy or petunia seeds.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the two paper webs are processed to form a carrier at a speed between 500 and 3000 m/h.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
151 words
A laminar seed carrier comprising a support paper web of tangled short, smooth individual fibres, bearing at least one patch of an adhesive substance upon which seeds are bonded and an upper paper web, said support paper web having a weight of 15 to 25 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.01 to 0.05 mm, a breaking load of 1000 to 1500 pounds and an ash content of 15 to 23 g/m 2 , comprising a porous web having a lower weight than the support web covering the seeds and being bonded to the support web, the upper paper web having one or more powdered water-storing substances entrapped within its pores, said upper paper web comprising a cellulose wadding having a weight of 16 to 19 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.005 to 0.02 mm and a pore volume for air of more than 20%, related to the paper surface.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
151 words
A laminar seed carrier comprising a support paper web of tangled short, smooth individual fibres, bearing at least one patch of an adhesive substance upon which seeds are bonded and an upper paper web, said support paper web having a weight of 15 to 25 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.01 to 0.05 mm, a breaking load of 1000 to 1500 pounds and an ash content of 15 to 23 g/m 2 , comprising a porous web having a lower weight than the support web covering the seeds and being bonded to the support web, the upper paper web having one or more powdered water-storing substances entrapped within its pores, said upper paper web comprising a cellulose wadding having a weight of 16 to 19 g/m 2 , a thickness of 0.005 to 0.02 mm and a pore volume for air of more than 20%, related to the paper surface.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
36 words
A laminar seed carrier as claimed in claim 19 in which the support paper web has an average fibre length of 1 mm with a random distribution, and with limit values from 0.1 to 2.5 mm.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
A laminar seed carrier as claimed in claim 19 in which the upper paper web has an average fibre length of from 2 to 4 mm, with limit values of 0.5 to 7 mm.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
A laminar seed carrier as claimed in claim 19 in which the water-storing substance is an alginate, cellulose, phosphate starch or bentonite.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
63 words
A laminar seed carrier as claimed in claim 19 in which the adhesive substance has a high solids content and is used in such a quantity that the amount of water that is added to the carrier is 1 to 2% by weight of the total weight of the two paper webs and the seed grains thereby a subsequent drying operation is unnecessary.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
35 words
A laminar seed carrier as claimed in claim 19 in which an aqueous solution of substantially cold-saturated plant nutrients is added to the adhesive substance in an amount of from 10 to 30% by weight.
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