ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,277, issued on May 27, was assigned to SHANDONG ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SCIENCES (Jinan, China).

"Seed-on-paper-band packaging machine suitable for plot breeding and working method thereof" was invented by Yongjia Sun (Jinan, China), Yitian Sun (Jinan, China), Jingxin Shen (Jinan, China), Fan Yang (Jinan, China), Jinghong Zhu (Jinan, China) and Qingqing Dou (Jinan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seed-on-paper-band packaging machine includes: a seed delivery mechanism, including a seed filling assembly and an air-suction-type seed metering device connected sequentially, a plurality of suction holes are arranged on an...