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Agriculture & Environmental Technologies
The Global Reach | Patent Citation Archive
Original IMX inventions appear in subsequent patent literature involving agricultural seed treatment, plant-tissue culture, marine water treatment, and controlled particulate dispensing.
Agricultural Formulation & Plant-Tissue Research
Bayer CropScience — Automated Seed Treatment
Bayer CropScience LP's US 9,959,511 B2 — Retail Point Seed Treatment Systems and Methods, granted in May 2018, describes automated systems for preparing and applying customized agricultural seed treatments.
The invention incorporates computerized formulation control, measured ingredient delivery, inventory information, and automated processing.
Original IMX patent cited:
US 7,082,970 B2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
The patent identifies the earlier IMX dispensing invention among its cited references.
Dow AgroSciences — Automated Plant-Tissue Culture Media Dispensing
Dow AgroSciences' US 9,604,186 B1 — Automated Multichannel Media Dispenser, granted in March 2017, describes equipment for preparing liquid nutrient media used in plant-tissue cultivation.
The invention incorporates computerized formulation information, multiple ingredient vessels, electronically controlled pumps, dispensing nozzles, and automated mixing.
Original IMX patents cited:
Both original IMX patents appear in the granted patent's reference table.
Dow AgroSciences was the original assignee. The patent is now associated with Corteva Agriscience.
Marine & Environmental Water Treatment
Holger Blum — Ballast-Water Treatment
Holger Blum's US 2010/0078368 A1 — Device for Treating Ballast Water with Aqueous Acrolein Solution was published in April 2010.
The invention concerns equipment for preparing and introducing aqueous treatment solutions into ships' ballast-water systems through controlled supply, mixing, and fluid handling.
Original IMX patent cited:
US 6,672,341 B2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
The patent is directly identified in the published application's reference table.
The U.S. application was subsequently abandoned.
Environmental Particle Research & Controlled Dust Generation
Hao Zhiyong and Co-Inventors — Controlled Dust Generation
CN 103768967 A — Funnel Suction Nozzle Type Dust Generator was published in China in May 2014.
The invention describes experimental equipment for generating controlled dust concentrations using microcomputer-regulated mechanisms for material delivery and particle dispersion.
The patent names Hao Zhiyong, Li Yucheng, Yue Lixin, and Deng Zuopeng as inventors.
Original IMX patent cited:
US 6,412,658 B1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
The earlier IMX patent appears directly in the Chinese application's cited-reference table.
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Patent References
These records document references to original inventions associated with Julie R. Bartholomew, MD and historical IMX technologies.
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