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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Ball Horticultural Company, West Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert Scott Conrad, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY, West Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 1/04 (2006.01); C09D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 1/046 (2013.01); C09D 5/14 (2013.01); A01C 2001/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
Seed pillows are disclosed herein. An exemplary seed pillow may include a first water-soluble film, a seed cluster disposed on the first water-soluble film, and a second film that is positioned over the first water-soluble film and the seed cluster. The second film may have a first portion that is fused to a second portion of the first water-soluble film from ultrasonic vibrations. Further, the first water-soluble film and the second film may be shrink-wrapped around the seed cluster through heat application to the first water-soluble film and the second film for a first period of time.