Patents by Inventor Al E. Slinkard

Al E. Slinkard 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).

  • Lentil plants having increased resistance to imidazolinone herbicides
    Patent number: 7232942
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to lentil plants having increased resistance to an imidaizolinone herbicide. One such plant described herein is the RH44 lentil variety. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these lentil plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these lentil plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Al E. Slinkard, Albert Vandenberg, Frederick A. Holm