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7533487 Portable heating apparatus  
A portable apparatus for protecting a specimen tree from substantial cold weather damage. The apparatus includes a hollow housing preferably having a generally flattened configuration and being...
7270768 Environmentally benign anti-icing or deicing fluids employing triglyceride processing by-products  
Deicing compositions comprised of glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing processes are disclosed.
7169222 Multilayer interference pigments  
Multilayer interference pigment consisting of a transparent carrier material coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive...
6944989 System and kit of components for winterizing trees  
A system and kit of components for winterizing plants and trees, where the invention comprises a skeletal frame formed by plural first tubular members, each having an upper end and a lower end....
6901697 Protective winter turf cover  
A protective winter turf cover is formed with a layered polyethylene laminated sheet with each layer having force striations running at an angle to the edge of the sheet and with the force...
6751902 Freeze protection compound for fruit trees  
A freeze protection compound is provided for application to an agricultural crop. The compound is preferably performed by conventional sprayer techniques. The freeze protection compound includes a...
6616858 Prevention of ice nucleation by polyglycerol  
Linear polymers of glycerol can prevent or delay ice nucleation in a variety of contexts. Polyglycerol can also be employed in combination with other ice control agents, such as polyvinyl...
6588142 Method of protecting plants from cold injury  
A method of reducing cold injury or damage to plants such as peanut, citrus trees, peaches, strawberries and other plants susceptible to cold injury such as frost or freezing comprises applying a...
6588143 Tomato cone, garden accessory  
A cone shaped, multi-use garden accessory, consisting of a single unit. The cone body is open at each end. The base, or larger end, is formed by a rounded rim. The neck, or smaller end, has a...
6464995 Treated horticultural substrates  
Disclosed are horticultural substrates coated with a particulate membrane and a method for controlling pests and providing enhanced horticultural effect by applying a particulate membrane to the...
6391224 Polyvinyl alcohol compounds for inhibition of ice growth  
Polyvinyl alcohol and related compounds are provided that inhibit the freezing of water and water solutions. These synthetic compounds preferentially bind and inhibit ice nucleating surfaces in a...
6376566 Agricultural foam marker compositions and use thereof  
Aqueous agricultural foam marker compositions for delineating treated from untreated areas comprise a foamable composition of an anionic surfactant which is an α-olefin sulfonate and/or an alkyl...
6369122 Agricultural foam marker compositions and use thereof  
Aqueous agricultural foam marker compositions for delineating treated from untreated areas comprise foamable compositions of an anionic surfactant which is an β-olefin sulfonate, an alkyl or...
6347625 Heating system for a wind machine  
A heating system for a tower mounted wind machine is provided. The heating system includes a burner that is rotatably mounted on the tower, in the air stream of the wind machine. The burner...
6257498 Method and apparatus for an agricultural air handler  
An economical and compact air handler specially configured for use in agricultural applications is provided. The agricultural air handler includes a shroud formed to surround a rotating shaft...
6248817 Infrared absorber and agricultural film  
An infrared absorber which comprises containing as an effective ingredient a hydroxide complex salt represented by the formula [Al 2 (Li (1-x).+M 2 + (x+y)(OH) (6+2y) ] n (A n -) (1+x).mH 2 O...
6223995 Method for cooling golf greens and other vegetation  
A device and method for cooling a vegetation covered surface, such as a golf putting green. Said method includes providing an air stream, injecting water into said air stream, and projecting the...
6182652 Heating system valve for a wind machine  
A heater apparatus for a wind machine and particularly for heating a wind stream generated by the wind machine, the wind machine rotatably mounted upon a central tower. The generated air stream can...
6180562 Compositions for protecting plants from frost and/or freeze and methods of application thereof  
Compositions and methods of applying the compositions to plants are disclosed. The compositions include a polymer component that releases heat over a range of dropping ambient temperatures...
6148559 Fruit tree budding control method and apparatus  
Disclosed herein is a system and method for saving crops by preventing premature bud formation on various agriculturally-valuable flora. The method consists in maintaining the temperature of an...
6088959 Process for conditioning soil  
A process for conditioning a golf green which preferably is constructed in accordance with the specifications of the United States Golf Association. In this process, air is blown at a flow rate of...
5965058 Deicing composition and method  
Disclosed is a new and improved, environmentally acceptable and negligibly corrosive deicing composition comprising steepwater solubles produced, for example, as by-products from a wet milling...
5934013 Agricultural heating control method  
A method to produce heating for use in agriculture uses a stream of hot air produced by a centrifugal ventilator fan. Heat exits or air vents are used to discharge the air. Mobility is provided by...
5653054 Process for preventing frost formation on plants  
A process for preventing or retarding frost formation on substrates such as grass or leafy plants is disclosed. The process involves spraying the surfaces of these substrates with a frost...
5647165 Selective inverted drain  
A selective inverted drain has an upright cylindrical duct the base whereof may flare out in trumpet or funnel shape and fixed or adjustable legs. An atmospheric fluid dynamizing device is in the...
5575111 Method of using hot air foam to kill vegetation and pests  
A method for destroying plants by superheating air, compressing it and using it to melt the plant's waxy cuticular coating while utilizing foam made in the process as an insulating agent. The...
5570539 Foam sock applicator  
A foam marking apparatus and method for applying foam to both pre-emergence and post-emergence crops in order to demark the boundaries of a spray application. The foam marking apparatus includes a...
5433758 Apparatus and method for controlling weeds and undergrowth using liquid spray and foam  
A method for controlling weeds and undergrowth and for treating plants in agricultural settings is disclosed. The method is characterized by first applying a spray of hot water to the plant, and...
5361535 Plant protection device  
Plants during an initial growth period are protected by a plurality of plastics drinks bottles arranged in a pattern surrounding an area in which the plant is growing. The drinks bottles are...
5305548 Orchard heat exchanger  
An orchard heat exchanger comprises an engine-driven shaft having an air propeller on each end. The assembly is enclosed in an open-ended horizontal cylindrical shroud, which has a large...
5251398 Fibrous coatings for protecting fruit bearing or blossoming trees, shrubs or other vegetation from freeze and frost  
The present invention relates to a method of protecting vegetation from frost or freeze by providing a coating of a composition containing partially hydrated cellulosic fibers. The coating...
5252118 Biological-chemical film-coating cryoprotectant for plants  
The present invention relates to a method for producing a cryoprotectant for plants. The method for producing a cryoprotectant for plants includes the steps of, mixing citrus pectin in boiling...
5244346 Portable wind machine  
A portable wind machine comprising a vehicle movable along the ground and a support carried by the vehicle and extending upwardly substantially above the vehicle. A transverse member is coupled to...
5222665 Fluid injection spray system  
A system is provided for introducing fluids into a wind stream. Such fluids may be used to cool the orchard during the late summer and early fall, to aid in prevention of frost damage during the...
5215786 Composition for providing a foam barrier between a substrate and the atmosphere and the method of use  
A composition for forming an essentially biodegradable foam for application to a substrate to provide a barrier between the substrate and the atmosphere formulated from a mixture in water of...
5133891 Treatment of plants for frost protection  
The present invention is a method of treatment of plants for frost protection. In this method the plants are treated with 1 to 5 kg/ha of an active material of the formula [R--O--PH(O)--O-] n ...
5124061 Systemic plant cryoprotection with choline salts  
A method of increasing the resistance of plants to damage by freezing conditions by treating the plants, prior to exposure to such conditions, to or with a composition containing a choline salt of...
5099602 Tree freeze protection and irrigation system  
A tree freeze protection and irrigation system includes a support stand having a plurality of prongs and having a foot step positioned between two said prongs for driving the support stand into the...
5079868 Plant treatment with urea peroxide  
Compositions comprising urea peroxide are effective for treating plants for fungal, bacterial, and viral infections and for infestations of mites and insects. The compositions reduce populations of...
5052618 Method and apparatus for protecting crops from frost by jet-dispersed, microencapsulated aerosols  
The invention includes an apparatus for protecting plants from frost. A jet urbine engine has an input into which a first liquid and a second liquid are injected into the exhaust stream of the...
4988041 Method and apparatus for watering cultivated land, providing a protection for cultivated plants  
Method and apparatus for protecting plants against the effects of a drop in ambient temperature by causing the formation and preservation of dew or rime, according to the circumstances. The...
4986025 Landscape apparatus  
An apparatus is set forth including a surrounding shield formed with a central aperture positionable about a central stalk or trunk portion of a shrub or tree growth. The apparatus includes four...
4980991 Protective wrapping  
Sheet of yieldable plastic foam, suitably supported by laminating to support film, or by providing an unfoamed skin on its surface makes an effective protective wrap for trees and for metal coils....
4901472 Method and apparatus for the protection of citrus trees from frost damage  
A frost protective device for citrus trees having a pad of thick, dark colored, water repellent urethane foam which may be wrapped in a cylinder around the budunion or branch of a citrus tree and...
4855230 Microorganism inhibition of frost damage to plants  
Plant host acceptable microorganisms, which are ice nucleation deficient and use at least one nutrient from the plant also used by ice nucleating native microorganisms, are applied to a plant part...
4838761 Methods and apparatus for preventing or retarding fruit and vegetable freezing  
Apparatus is provided for protecting crops such as fruit tree groves from frost damage in the form of a vertical tower fixed to the earth against gyration, a rotor on top with two airfoil blades...
4834899 Method for preventing frost damage to plants  
A method for preventing frost damage to plants, comprising applying a bactericide to the surfaces of the plants in an amount sufficient to effectively eliminate several species of ice-nucleation...
4833822 Mulch strip  
A mulch strip consists of an elongated base sheet formed from a flexible plastic material having a pair of parallel fluid reservoir tubes extending along the length of the base strip, down opposite...
4829707 Plant protector  
This invention relates to covers for plants used to protect the plants from meteorological elements, insects, birds and other small animals. More particularly, it relates to a plant protector for...
4821453 Plant protecting and growth enhancing device  
A plant protecting and growth enhancing device is disclosed for use in providing an environment immediately surrounding a plant to protect the plant from atmospheric changes during its early life...
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