Patents by Inventor Sylvia M. Blankenship

Sylvia M. Blankenship 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).

  • Method of counteracting an ethylene response in plants
    Patent number: 5518988
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant is disclosed herein. The method comprises applying to the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of cyclopropene, 1.1.1. propellane, or derivatives thereof. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting abscission in plants and methods of prolonging the life of cut flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Edward C. Sisler, Sylvia M. Blankenship
  • Method of counteracting ethylene response by treating plants with diazocyclopentadiene and derivatives thereof
    Patent number: 5100462
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant is disclosed herein. The method comprises applying to the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of diazocyclopentadiene (DACP). Derivatives of DACP given by Formula (I) below may also be employed: ##STR1## wherein: n is from 1 to 4; andR is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, carboxy, and amino. DACP is preferred.Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting abscission in plants and methods of prolonging the life of cut flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Edward C. Sisler, Sylvia M. Blankenship