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US3205059A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of reducing transpiration in plants

Assignee: ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY DI
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Filing: 1963-12-05
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-12-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Wyndham J Roberts

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 09:12
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N3/00; A01N31/00; A01N31/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
THE METHOD OF SUBSTANTIALLY INHIBITING TRANSPIRATION OF MOISTURE FROM A PLANT WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING A HIGHER FATTY ALCOHOL IN AN INERT LIQUID CARRIER TO THE SOIL IN THE REGION IN WHICH THE PLANT IS GROWING, SAID ALCOHOL APPLIED TO THE SOIL AT A RATE OF NOT LESS THAN 25 POUNDS PER ACRE, WHEREBY SAID ALCOHOL IS INGESTED BY THE PLANT AND INHIBITS MOISTURE-TRANSPIRATION FROM THE ATMOSPHERE EXPOSE PORTIONS OF THE PLANTS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 71 words
THE METHOD OF SUBSTANTIALLY INHIBITING TRANSPIRATION OF MOISTURE FROM A PLANT WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING A HIGHER FATTY ALCOHOL IN AN INERT LIQUID CARRIER TO THE SOIL IN THE REGION IN WHICH THE PLANT IS GROWING, SAID ALCOHOL APPLIED TO THE SOIL AT A RATE OF NOT LESS THAN 25 POUNDS PER ACRE, WHEREBY SAID ALCOHOL IS INGESTED BY THE PLANT AND INHIBITS MOISTURE-TRANSPIRATION FROM THE ATMOSPHERE EXPOSE PORTIONS OF THE PLANTS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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