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US 2006/0070145 A1Published application
Manufactured seed having a live end seal
OwnerWilliam Carlson, Jessie Wetzbarger +1inventors
InventorsWilliam Carlson, Jessie Wetzbarger, Jeffrey Hartle
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Abstract
An artificial seed (20) is provided. The artificial seed includes a seed shell (24) sized and configured to receive an embryo (42) therein. The artificial seed also includes a seal disposed on a surface of the seed shell, and the seal includes a least an inner sealing layer (44) and an outer sealing layer (60). The outer sealing layer is hydrophilic.
Claims15
An artificial seed, comprising:
- (a) a seed shell;
- (b) a restraint disposed within the seed shell, the restraint having a cavity;
- (c) an embryo disposed within the cavity;
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- (d) a seal disposed on a surface of the seed shell, the seal including at least an inner sealing layer and an outer sealing layer, wherein outer sealing layer is hydrophilic.
2 more elements
An artificial seed, comprising:
- (a) a seed shell having an embryo disposed therein;
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- (b) a sealing surface attached to the seed shell, the sealing surface having at least a sealing layer of a predetermined material that degrades in structural integrity after a predetermined exposure to environmental conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.