Process for the treatment of plant tissue having a capillary system with active substances and/or dyestuffs, characterised in that a shaped piece containing openings and/or having grooves or knobs on its surface, the openings or surface structure of which are loaded with active substance and/or dyestuff, is applied to the plant tissue with the aid of a setting tool or setting device in such a way that no air penetrates into the capillary system.

A wood treatment device may include a container and a closure assembly. The container may include an elongate body with an open end and having an internal expanse for holding a wood-treatment agent in fluid communication with the open end. The closure assembly may be configured, when positioned at the container open end, to close at least partially the open end. The closure assembly may include a release unit having an inner face exposed to the internal expanse and an outer face facing away from the internal expanse. The release unit may be configured to impede passage of the wood-treatment agent through the release unit. In some examples, an adapter may extending distally of the container and have an exposed surface facing the container and defining an opening configured to allow a foot of a manipulation tool to be moved through the opening and pivoted laterally to engage the adapter.

A wood treatment device may include a container and a closure assembly. The container may include an elongate body with an open end and having an internal expanse for holding a wood-treatment agent in fluid communication with the open end. The closure assembly may be configured, when positioned at the container open end, to close at least partially the open end. The closure assembly may include a release unit having an inner face exposed to the internal expanse and an outer face facing away from the internal expanse. The release unit may be configured to impede passage of the wood-treatment agent through the release unit. In some examples, an adapter may extending distally of the container and have an exposed surface facing the container and defining an opening configured to allow a foot of a manipulation tool to be moved through the opening and pivoted laterally to engage the adapter.

A device and a method for applying a liquid fire retardant onto hemp fibers and into hemp insulation batting using a multiple needle construction, which can act as an insulation substitute to be used in building structures that does not irritate the skin or contain harmful, toxic elements and is a quicker and a more efficient method with a reduction in drying time.

A wood treatment apparatus for long-term treatment of wood has a cylindrical hollow body and a sleeve. The cylindrical hollow body has an inner end, during use located within the wood, an outer end, directed away from the inner end, an exit opening and an accommodating space accommodating a carrier material containing active wood-treatment substance. The sleeve is arranged around the cylindrical hollow body and, when the apparatus is not in use, closes the exit opening and, when the apparatus is used, frees the exit opening and brings the accommodating space into contact with the wood. The method provides driving the apparatus into the wood to position the exit opening near a site to be treated and displacing the sleeve to bring the accommodating space into contact with the wood, wherein the apparatus remains in the wood to allow the wood-treatment substance to be released pressureless into the wood.

A wood-treatment device may provide controlled release of a wood treatment agent, such as a fumigant, when placed into standard bored treatment holes in wood structural members. Fumigant release may be controlled by releasing the fumigant through a controlled-release component that may be in a neck of the container or in a passageway of a cap assembly. The cap assembly may include an extension that dislodges the controlled-release component when placed on an open end of the container or has a needle that punctures a seal covering a container opening. The container may have ends configured to be engaged by an adapter used to manipulate the container in a bored hole. The adapter may clip onto a neck of the container, have flanges to seal a bored hole when inserted therein, and have a distal end with an opening configured for engagement and manipulation by an external tool.

The present invention provides a wood-treatment apparatus (1) for the long-term treatment of wood, and also a method for treating wood using the apparatus (1). The wood-treatment apparatus (1) is formed from a cylindrical hollow body (2) and a sleeve (10). The cylindrical hollow body (2) here has an inner end, which during use ends up located within the wood, an outer end, which is directed away from the inner end, at least one exit opening (4) and an accommodating space (20), which is designed for accommodating a carrier material (20) containing active wood-treatment substance. The sleeve (10) is arranged in abutment around the cylindrical hollow body (2). The sleeve (10), when the wood-treatment apparatus (1) is not in use, closes the at least one exit opening (4) and, when the wood-treatment apparatus (1) is being used, frees the at least one exit opening (4) and brings the accommodating space (20) into contact with the wood.

A method for treating a ground-line area of wooden posts in use, that consists of burying a tank of treatment product in the ground next to the post, with a mechanism that automatically injects a certain quantity of said treatment product into the post, once per year. The driving agent allowing said injection can be a pressure generated within the device itself by various means, or electric current originating from a photovoltaic panel or a battery. The technique is non-invasive for the post, and offers the opportunity to choose a tank of required size, and the quantity of treatment product to be automatically injected into the post once per year. The technique is of particular interest for posts installed in built-up areas, because most existing techniques require the pavement to be broken so that the base of the post be exposed to be treated, and then rebuilt after treatment.