Patents Examined by Lewis Gotta
  • Chemical ripening of sugarcane using alkylarsinic acid compounds
    Patent number: 3992190
    Abstract: Sucrose yield of sugarcane is increased by treating the cane crop a few weeks prior to harvest with a ripening agent comprising an alkylarsinic acid such as monomethylarsinic or dimethylarsinic acid or higher homologs thereof, or their salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1976
    Assignee: Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
    Inventor: Louis G. Nickell