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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:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Pierre Lejeune, Dolembreux, BE;
Willem Broekaert, Dilbeek, BE;
Frederik Leyns, Oosterzele, BE;
Frederik Dhont, Deinze, BE;
Inventors:
Pierre Lejeune, Dolembreux, BE;
Willem Broekaert, Dilbeek, BE;
Frederik Leyns, Oosterzele, BE;
Frederik Dhont, Deinze, BE;
Assignee:
CropDesign N.V., Zwijnaarde, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided comprising (i) growing a plant in a substantially transparent container charged with a particulate, non-transparent growing medium; and (ii) evaluating plant roots through said transparent container by digital imaging. An apparatus for evaluating plant roots in a high throughput manner is also provided.