Patents by Inventor Charles W. Wendt

Charles W. Wendt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vanadium compositions to enhance plant growth and edible fruit yield
    Patent number: 6077811
    Abstract: A method for enhancing the growth of plants, flowering plants, fruits and vegetables produced by such plants through contacting the plants during growth periods with effective amounts of vanadyl compositions. These methods include compositions's application rates, time of application and other plant conditions such as stress, moisture levels and other growth variables in order to achieve enhanced fruit yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventors: James P. Mitchell, A. Wayne Wyatt, James C. Conkwright, Charles W. Wendt, Stan Hicks
  • Vanadium compositions to enhance plant growth and edible fruit yield
    Patent number: 5661105
    Abstract: A method for enhancing the growth of plants and fruits produced by such plants through contacting the plants during growth periods with effective amounts of vanadyl compositions. These methods include composition's application rates, time of application and other plant conditions such as stress, moisture levels and other growth variables in order to achieve enhanced fruit yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Inventors: James P. Mitchell, Charles W. Wendt, Stan Hicks
  • Vanadyl compositions and methods for applying the compositions to promote plant growth
    Patent number: 5186738
    Abstract: Vanadyl ion compositions for promoting plant growth, especially plant fruits, and the methods for applying the compositions are provided. Specifically, the compositions comprise an organic compound or complex of vanadyl ions and a carrier liquid. Preferably, the organic compound or complex of vanadyl ions is a vanadyl salt of a carboxylic acid, and the pH of the composition ranges from 6 to 8.The composition is applied to plants, especially monocots and dicots, to promote the growth of the plants. The composition may be sprayed on the foliage of the plants, applied to the earth around the plants, or applied to the roots of the plants by irrigation. The composition should be applied during the growth period of the plants, and particularly from about 21 days before the begining of the reproductive stage of the plant to about 21 days after the begining of the reproductive stage of the plant. The composition should be applied to achieve a treatment rate ranging from about 0.0006 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Charles W. Wendt, Stanley K. Hicks, Richard B. Baker
  • Method of promoting seedling emergence of field-planted, small-seeded crops
    Patent number: 4570378
    Abstract: A method of promoting the emergence of field-planted, small-seeded crops comprises sowing the seeds in an agricultural field and applying an emulsion which includes an animal fat material to the soil directly over the sown seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Assignee: Fats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Wendt, Joseph D. Shroder, Michael D. Gerst