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Controlled atmosphere transfer system

  • US 5,897,057 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1996
  • Issued: 04/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for applying an agent to plants, comprising:

  • deposition chamber including a roof and side walls having one or more inlet vents, an ingress opening for permitting the passage of plants into the deposition chamber, and an egress opening for permitting the passage of plants out of the desposition chamber;

    a saturation chamber connected to the deposition chamber by the inlet vents;

    means for creating and maintaining a saturated or oversaturated atmosphere containing an agent in the saturation chamber, and for transferring said saturated or oversaturated atmosphere from said saturation chamber to said deposition chamber via a pressure difference maintained between said saturation chamber and said deposition chamber.

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