US Patent Issued to TIENSE SUIKERRAFFINADERIJ, MEAM on March 25 for "System for controlling the growth of weeds" (Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,725, issued on March 25, was assigned to TIENSE SUIKERRAFFINADERIJ N.V. (Belgium) and MEAM BV (Belgium).

"System for controlling the growth of weeds" was invented by Carlo Groffils (Herent, Belgium) and Karel Groffils (Herent, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile microwave system and method for controlling the growth of weeds present in soils, such as those of agricultural fields includes a microwave unit having a microwave generator for generating microwaves within a frequency range suitable for controlling weed growth. A phased array antenna system includes a plurality of antenna elements for emitting a focused microwav...