Patents by Inventor Corinne Johnson Rutzke

Corinne Johnson Rutzke 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).

  • Alteration of plant nitrate and oxalic acid concentration
    Publication number: 20040144025
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for altering the concentration or level of nitrate, soluble oxalic acid or oxalate, or nutritional quality indicators in a plant, comprising growing the plant in a hydroponic nutrient medium which contains a nitrogen source, and then alterning the content of the hydroponic medium prior to harvest of the plant so that the medium does not contain a nitrogen source, so that the concentration of oxalic acid or oxalage in the plant is altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Corinne Johnson Rutzke