Patents by Inventor Alta M. Bowyer

Alta M. Bowyer 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).

  • Protection of horticultural growth
    Patent number: 4038385
    Abstract: Protection of horticultural property such as fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants, trees and shrubs against warm-blooded animal predators such as deer and rabbits is achieved by coating the normally edible portions of horticultural growth with a tall oil composition, essentially free of biotically active material and suitably containing a volatile amine which may be prereacted with fatty acids added to or present in the tall oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1973
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Assignee: Leffingwell Chemical Company
    Inventors: Alta M. Bowyer, George B. Hinckley, James E. Davis