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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2022
Jonathan a Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Mark J Elting, Lexington, VA (US);
Patrick a Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Jonathan A Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Mark J Elting, Lexington, VA (US);
Patrick A Jackson, Dayton, OH (US);
Global Neighbor Inc, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A hybrid twin process uses an independent mechanical destructive process and an illumination process to change of state of weed seeds to having reduced germination viability 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 process can be incorporated into a harvester combine to convert a tailings flow prior to discharge on an agricultural field. For the mechanical destructive process, high required applied energy, noise, wear, and difficulty treating impact-resistant seeds are avoided by modifying a driven load flow via increased capability of exposure to illumination and underdriving the mechanical destructive process. This can include randomization, rarefaction and enhanced circulation.