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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genoa, IT;
Inventors:
Isabella Fiorello, Genoa, IT;
Fabian Meder, Genoa, IT;
Alessio Mondini, Genoa, IT;
Barbara Mazzolai, Genoa, IT;
Assignee:
Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, IT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention concerns a miniaturised device () suitable for deploying substances into the leaves (F) of plants comprising an array of anchoring micro-elements () made of a soluble material. The device also comprises sensors (), so that it is possible to simultaneously deploy substances on both the abaxial and the adaxial side of the leaf (F) and simultaneously monitor the effects thereof.