US5044116A
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Coated seeds and a process for their obtainment
Assignee: Solvay Chimie SA
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Filing: 1984-12-07
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Granted: 1991-09-03
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Expires: 2004-12-07
Abstract
Abstract The seeds are coated with a polyester with a low melting point and a peroxy compound. The process involves treating the seeds with a peroxy compound in the presence of a solution of the polyester in an organic solvent or with the polyester in the liquid or melted state.
Inventors
- 👤 Ignace Gago
- 👤 Rene Detroz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:20
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C1/00; A01C1/06; A01N; A01N59/00; A01N59/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
39 words
A process for preparing coated seeds, comprising applying, in the absence of water, a peroxy compound and a solution of a polyester in an organic solvent to uncoated seeds, and removing the organic solvent to produce dry, coated seeds.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process for preparing coated seeds, comprising applying, in the absence of water, a peroxy compound and a solution of a polyester in an organic solvent to uncoated seeds, and removing the organic solvent to produce dry, coated seeds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the peroxide compound and polyester solution are applied simultaneously.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the peroxide compound and polyester solution are applied in successive steps.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process for preparing coated seeds according to claim 1, comprising applying, in the absence of water, a peroxy compound and a liquid phase polyester to uncoated seeds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the peroxide compound and liquid phase polyester are applied simultaneously.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the peroxide compound and liquid phase polyester are applied in successive steps.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Seeds coated with an anhydrous coating composition consisting essentially of a peroxy compound and a poly(caprolactone) having a melting point of 80° C. or less.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
Seeds coated with an anhydrous coating composition consisting essentially of a peroxy compound and a poly(caprolactone) having a melting point of 80° C. or less.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
Coated seeds according to claim 7, wherein the poly(caprolactone) is a polymer of ε-polycaprolactone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
Coated seeds acording to claim 7 wherein the peroxy compound is an alkaline earth metal peroxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
Coated seeds according to claim 9, wherein the peroxy compound is calcium peroxide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
Coated seeds according to claim 7, wherein the coating composition is present in amounts of from 0.01 to 200% of the weight of the uncoated seeds, said coating agent comprising from 5 to 60% by weight poly(caprolactone) and from 40 to 95% by weight peroxy compounds.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
Coated seeds according to claim 7, wherein the anhydrous coating composition consists essentially of one or more poly(caprolactones) and one or more peroxide compound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
Coated seeds according to claim 7, wherein the anhydrous coating composition consists essentially of one or more poly(caprolactones), one or more peroxide compounds, and at least one additive selected form the group consisting of insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, disinfectants, repellants, herbicides, growth regulators, selective herbicide inhibitors, nutrients, germination aids, and beneficial bacteria.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
Seeds coated with an anhydrous coating composition consisting essentially of a peroxy compound, and a poly(caprolactone) having a melting point of 80° C. or less, and at least one additive chosen from the group consisting of fillers, plant health products and nutrients.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
Seeds coated with an anhydrous coating composition consisting essentially of a peroxy compound, and a poly(caprolactone) having a melting point of 80° C. or less, and at least one additive chosen from the group consisting of fillers, plant health products and nutrients.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
Coated seeds according to claim 14, wherein the coating composition is present in amounts of from 0.01 to 300% of the weight of the uncoated seeds, said coating agent consisting essentially of from 0.1 to 50% by weight poly(caprolactone), from 30 to 75% by weight peroxy compounds and from 20 to 60% by weight various additives.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
62 words
Coated seeds according to claim 14, wherein the coating composition is present in amounts of 0.5 to 100 times the weight of the uncoated seeds, said coating agent consisting essentially of from 0.1 to 20% by weight poly(caprolactone), from 0.1 to 30% by weight peroxy compounds, from 30 to 99.7% by weight fillers and from 0.01 to 30% by weight other additives.
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