Patents by Inventor Leon C. Burris

Leon C. Burris 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).

  • Methods for modulating strobili development in gymnosperm trees
    Patent number: 8677681
    Abstract: A method of modulating the development stage of strobili growing on a gymnosperm tree comprises: (a) installing a protective covering over one or more strobili bud(s), wherein the type of protective covering is selected to delay or advance strobili development; and (b) maintaining the protective covering over the strobili bud(s) for a time period sufficient to delay or advance the development stage of the covered strobili buds in comparison to the development stage of naturally growing, uncovered, control strobili.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Purnell, Daniel F. Morrow, Leon C. Burris
  • METHODS FOR MODULATING STROBILI DEVELOPMENT IN GYMNOSPERM TREES
    Publication number: 20130000186
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method of modulating the development stage of strobili growing on a gymnosperm tree comprising: (a) installing a protective covering over one more strobili bud(s), wherein the type of protective covering is selected to delay or advance strobili development; and (b) maintaining the protective covering over the strobili bud(s) for a time period sufficient to delay or advance the development stage of the covered strobili buds in comparison to the development stage of naturally growing, uncovered, control strobili.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert C. Purnell, Daniel F. Morrow, Leon C. Burris