| 1. |
A self-contained solar heated
greenhouse. 1977. Patent #4,173,212. Assigned to Oklahoma State University.
Never used commercially. |
| 2. |
A micronutrient fertilizer for container grown plants. 1979. Patent
# 4,328,025. Assigned to Oklahoma State University. Licensed to
Sierra Chemical Co., Milpitas, CA, then transferred to W.R. Grace Co.,
then to the Scotts Co., Marysville, OH. The product is sold world
wide under the trademarked name Micromax®.
Also patented in numerous other countries. |
| 3. |
A container to control plant roots.
1984. Patent #4,442,628. Assigned to Oklahoma State University.
Imperial Plastics of Evansville, IN was licensed and manufactured the
container briefly. |
| 4. |
Air-root-pruning container. 1984. Patent
#4,497,132. Assigned to the Board of Regents for Oklahoma
State University. Never commercialized. |
| 5. |
Air-root-pruning container. USA Patent
#4,510,712. Assigned to the Board of Regents for Oklahoma
State University. Never commercialized. |
| 6. |
'Centennial Spirit' crapemyrtle. 1988. U.S. Plant
Patent #6383. Assigned to OSU. |
| 7. |
'Prairie Lace' crapemyrtle. 1988. U.S. Plant
Patent #6365. Assigned
to OSU. |
| |
_________________________________________________________________ |
| 8. |
Plant container handling and protection
system. 1987. U.S. Patent #4,793,097. An insulated
pallet to protect plant roots from temperature extremes and to prevent
blow over. Produced briefly by injection molding. |
| 9. |
Sub irrigation mat.1987. U.S. Patent #4729,189. |
| 10. |
Plant growth container and method. 1988. U.S. Patent #4,716,680.
First version of RootBuilder®
container design to trap root tips. |
| 11. |
Capillary irrigation system. 1990. U.S. Patent
#5,036,619. Marketed as the WaterTrof®
sub irrigation system. |
| 12. |
Fabric container to restrict plant roots. 1985.
U.S. Patent #4,574,522. |
| 13. |
Plant growing container for air-pruning roots. 1989. U.S.
Patent #4,753,037. The original RootMaker®
container, first manufactured as a cluster of four cells. |
| 14. |
Method and container for growing
transplantable plants. 1990. U.S. Patent #4,939,865. The
RootBuilder® expandable
container system. |
| 15. |
Plant growing container for air-pruning roots.
1996. U.S. Patent #5,557,886. This is the RootMaker®
II design made into 18, 32, and 60 cell trays. |
| 16. |
'Dynamite'®
crapemyrtle. 1998. U.S. Plant Patent #10,296. |
| 17. |
'Raspberry Sundae'®
crapemyrtle. 1998. U.S. Plant Patent #10,297. |
| 18. |
'Pink Velour'®
crapemyrtle. 1998. U.S. Plant Patent #10,319. |
| 19. |
'Red Rocket'®
crapemyrtle. 2000. U.S. Plant Patent #11,342. |
| 20. |
'Tightwad Red'®
crapemyrtle. 2000. U.S. Plant Patent #11,342.
 |
| 21. |
'Siren Red'®
crapemyrtle. 2004. U.S. Plant Patent #14975 P3 |
| 22. |
'Burgundy Cotton'®
crapemyrtle. 2004. U.S. Plant Patent #14438 P2 |
| 23. |
'Rhapsody in Pink'®
crapemyrtle. 2006. U.S. Plant Patent #16616 |
| 24. |
'Cranberry Punch'®
hardy hibiscus.2004. U.S. Plant Patent # 15091 P2 |
| 25. |
'City Slicker'®
River Birch. 2006. U.S. Plant Patent # 16573 P3 |
| |
|
| |
|
