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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:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles L Wilson, Frederick, MD (US);
Michael E Wisniewski, Shepherstown, WV (US);
Assignee:
The United States, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B / ; B05B / ; B05B / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239 99 ; 239172 ; 239176 ; 239288 ;
Abstract
The present invention is drawn to an apparatus and process for applying material, such that it is dispersed in a pulsed manner, in micronized form, to agricultural commodities, while preventing drift of the micronized material to nontargeted areas. The instant invention employs a canopy which is passed over the agricultural commodity wherein a micronizing means is used to apply material, such as a pesticide, to an agricultural commodity within the canopy. The micronized material is preferably electrostatically charged when applied to the commodity.