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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2020
Jonathan a Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Christopher J Hoffman, Dayton, OH (US);
Norman E Novotney, Mason, OH (US);
Joseph M Carroll, Cedarville, OH (US);
Patrick a Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Remigio Perales, Oberlin, OH (US);
Mark J Elting, Ossining, NY (US);
Jonathan A Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Christopher J Hoffman, Dayton, OH (US);
Norman E Novotney, Mason, OH (US);
Joseph M Carroll, Cedarville, OH (US);
Patrick A Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Remigio Perales, Oberlin, OH (US);
Mark J Elting, Ossining, NY (US);
Global Neighbor Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A change of state of weed seeds to having reduced germination viability in under one minute by illuminating a seed with at least one of 2 J/cmcumulative illumination energy, and 0.2 W/cmirradiance, but no more than 7 W/cmaverage irradiance, of at least one of an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID), and infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation, preferably 2-8 microns. The MWIR radiation from heated borosilicate glass or glass powder at just under 500 C offered a peak MWIR emission of 3.75 microns was unexpectedly effective, and can be used in a radiant and transmissive weed seed accumulator transport belt. The process can be incorporated into a harvester combine to convert a tailings flow prior to discharge on an agricultural field. An illuminated harvest combine using an illuminator according to the invention allows reduction of the weed seed bank.