Agrilead Inc., Russell, Kan., said on May 6 it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 10,986,769 relating to its Pizazz® Dry Seed Finisher, which was first commercialized for soybean seed treatment application in 2018. It said the product, when applied as a powder following liquid seed treatments, improves seed handling with less bridging, better seed flow through planting systems, and enhanced seed appearance.
The company said the patent is for discovery of a product with less fugitive dust during treatment application, along with better seed coverage and treated seed performance, compared to first-generation dry products.
Pizazz® and the patented technology are owned by Agrilead and exclusively marketed by Kalo Inc., Overland Park, Kan., as a result of an industry alliance formed between the companies in 2015.
“Pizazz® has been successfully used upon millions of soybean and cotton acres; with increasing demand for more product applied to the same small seeds, we see dry seed finishers as important tools for achieving higher levels of seed care performance,” said Kalo President Chuck Champion.
The parties said the technology represents the cornerstone upon which a broad portfolio of innovative dry seed finisher products will be built and introduced; the next innovation is expected in fourth-quarter 2021.