Plant husbandry inventions 12/06

20060288639 - Individualized seed hairs and products employing same: Individualized seed hairs, methods for individualizing seed hairs, chemical derivatives of individualized seed hairs, seed hair-containing soft fibrous structures, single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures and methods for making such fibrous structures and sanitary tissue products are provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060288640 - Plant bowl: The invention relates to a plant bowl for accommodating more than one plant. It has a side wall (2) which extends rectilinearly from the base (1) of the plant bowl to the open border (3) of the latter, and also has a lid-like insert or attachment (7) which is retained... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20060288641 - Floral design container system: A floral design system is described having a base that is utilized to house water when displaying live flowers. A lid is designed to fit within the base and has a series of openings about its surface. Rigid holding structures are attached to the lid with one or more elastic... Agent: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP Attn: Gregory M Stone

20060283077 - Cut flower packaging: A packaging apparatus for cut flowers includes an elongated body having a closed base and an upper portion with an open top that extends from the base. The base serves as a reservoir for water and supports the apparatus an upright orientation. Strips of flexible material are secured to the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20060283078 - Sound emitting flower bouquet: Disclosed is the combination of bouquets of flowers with a sound emitting device. The sound emitting device is preferably a solid state chip that includes a miniature battery powered printed circuit board including a memory chip with musical tone and/or vocal instructions and a piezo-electric buzzer or speaker with a... Agent: Robert J. Van Der Wall Penthouse

20060283079 - Biodegradable device for irrigating seedlings and other small plants: This invention is a device for irrigating tree seedlings and other small plants, to ensure that said plants stay moist in the critical few weeks following their planting. The device uses a bag, approximately 1 gallon capacity, constructed of biodegradable plastic, such as cornstarch, which slowly degrades into the soil... Agent: Charles B. Mcgough

20060283080 - Method of creating and preserving the identity of non-genetically modified seeds and grains: A method of creating and preserving the identity of non-GMO seeds, grains, and processed food products by selecting seeds which are known to contain non-GMO varieties, planting the non-GMO crop, inspecting grower's operation and machinery to certify that the operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, harvesting the crop,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20060283081 - Adjustable hanger for a potted plant: An adjustable hanger for a potted plant, having a selectively extendable cord which is attachable to the potted plant and which allows a user to easily raise and lower the potted plant without the need for climbing upon a step ladder or a chair. The adjustable hanger has a housing... Agent: Goldstein Law Offices, P.C.

20060283082 - Device for supporting plants and related method: A plant support device includes a base that connects to a supporting post. The base may comprise a plate including a series of receptacles that connect to the supporting post and position the post in a generally vertical orientation. The receptacles may be formed as cups extending from the base,... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20060283083 - Preformed decorative wrapper and methods of use thereof: A preformed decorative wrapper for covering a flower pot has an open upper end, an open lower end, and a sidewall extending therebetween. At least a portion of the preformed decorative wrapper extends beyond an upper end of the pot and at least a portion of a lower end of... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20060277822 - Process to realise a soil block: a method during which a recess (24) is produced at the top of the mound (21) by the mould (1) during the moulding of the mound (21) by the mould (1) and characterised in that it comprises a step of partial removal of the mould (1) so as to leave... Agent: Gerald E. Helget Briggs And Morgan

20060277821 - Method of identifying peat moss: A method of identifying different brands of peat moss including the steps of separation of the peat and sand by first adding water to the peat and sand mixture to enable the peat to float to the top of the water and the sand to gravitate to the bottom collecting... Agent: Robert E. Kleve

20060277823 - Decorative light and landscape lighting system: A decorative light and a landscape lighting system incorporating a plurality of decorative lights. The decorative lights are structured for attachment to the top of landscape edging. The lights include a body having a channel formed in its bottom surface for receiving the top edge of landscape edging. The channel... Agent: Pyle & Piontek

20060277824 - Decorative hanging plant support: A decorative plant hanger is disclosed having ropes that support a pot in which plants are planted. To provide a decorative appearance the ropes are covered with cloth or plastic tubes that are colored and/or otherwise decorated. The decorated tubes permit a plant hanger manufacturer to offer a generic plant... Agent: Joseph E. Funk

20060277825 - Plant pot drainage tray: A drainage tray suitable for use with plant pots to collect and drain away excess plant treating fluids that drain from the plant pot. The drainage tray comprises a base member having a bottom and upwardly extending side walls that define a reservoir therein. A drainage orifice in the base... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20060277826 - Method of wrapping a flower pot with a cover having an expandable portion: A method for wrapping a pot having a floral grouping supported therein which includes providing a cover about the pot, providing a tubular sleeve having a detaching element for defining a detachable upper portion and a band formed by a lower portion when the detachable upper portion is detached, and... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20060272201 - Method and device for analysis of the structure and the composition of cultured hedges such as for example rows of vines: The method for analysing the structure of cultured hedges, equally applicable by day or by night, for a mobile, continuously-moving machine in tied or staked plantations such as vineyards, includes a system using an artificial vision system, working by transmission, which permits a detection of the shadowing of the light... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20060272202 - Plant protection system: A plant protection system which is economical, and quickly installed and removed and which can be used on row crops such as strawberries to protect against frost, freezing, and insects. The system includes a series of frames placed along a crop row wherein each frame has at least one twine... Agent: Juan J. Lizarraga

20060272203 - Adjustable float tree: An adjustable float tree which provides quick, easy, and precise placement and removal of floats or float switches within a liquid medium. The apparatus comprises a tree mount with a removable and easily positioned tree tube and a positioning mechanism communicating there between. Said tree tube slidably fits with said... Agent: Kevin L Klug Attorney At Law

20060272204 - Flower supporting device: A flower supporting device. A plurality of rotatable beads are connected by connection means having elasticity so that a support body is formed. A plurality of support bodies are arranged to be staggered up and down with each other so that a stem of a flower can be inserted between... Agent: J C Patents

20060272205 - Time-release, oxygen-generating, and effervescing nutrient compositions and methods for growing plants: This invention provides time-release plant nutrient compositions, oxygen-generating nutrient compositions, and effervescing nutrient compositions, in the forms of powders, capsules, tablets, pellets, and granules. The oxygen-generating agents include peroxides, percarboxylics, percarbonates, and mixtures thereof. This invention provides methods for making the compositions of this invention and methods for fertilizing a... Agent: Aerogrow International, Inc.

20060272206 - Method for attracting game animals using genetically engineered plants: The present invention provides a method of attracting game animals using genetically altered plants. The method involves packaging seeds for plants such as soybeans, corn, canola and other plants species, which have been genetically engineered to make them resistant to the use of broad spectrum herbicides. The purchaser then plants... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20060272207 - Complex system of vegetation and solar cell: A complex system where a plant group having a heat island phenomenon suppression effect and a solar cell having a carbon dioxide generation suppression effect are installed together. The purposes are to eliminate an adverse influence of both shadows of the plant group and the solar cell and to prevent... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20060272208 - Plant container for growing and selling plants: A plant container in which full-color information useful to a retailer and consumer is printed over an area on the pot. The pot may be used to both grow and sell the live plant; alternatively, the pot may be used as a pot cover. The container is made of a... Agent: James D. Mcfarland

20060272209 - Multi-purpose decorative assembly: A table for use in combination with a container such as a flower pot or vase. The decorative table is formed from a frame that couples to the open end of the container wherein the container operates as a support base. A decorative item, such as a plant, is placed... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20060272210 - Smart garden devices and methods for growing plants: This invention provides smart garden devices for hydroponics growing systems, wherein the devices include a means for delivering electricity to the smart garden device; at least one timer; and means for determining, receiving, sending, or processing data regarding the status of a component or characteristic of the hydroponics device. This... Agent: Aerogrow International, Inc.

20060272211 - Easy tilt and drain flower pot (\"et & dfp\"): A device for improved cultivation and easier maintenance of pot-grown plants in the home or commercial garden centers. The plant root system is raised above the interior bottom water well. No matter how much water is applied, the pot prevents plants from drowning using side drain spouts, maintains airflow around... Agent: Jerome L Motelow