Patents by Inventor Charles M. Keno

Charles M. Keno 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).

  • Patent number: 5678354
    Abstract: A no-burn process for fostering growth of a mature perennial grass crop in a field. The process includes: (a) providing seed-containing heads on the grass crop; (b) removing seed from the seed-containing heads to leave a standing remnant of the grass crop in the field, the standing remnant having a top surface which is elevated above the ground; (c) leaving the standing remnant unburned; (d) applying a layer of nitrogen beneath the top surface of the unburned standing remnant within about three months of removing the seed from the seed-containing heads; and (e) depositing a substantially uniform layer of light reflecting material beneath the top surface of the unburned standing remnant throughout the field within about three months of removing the seed from the seed-containing heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Inventor: Charles M. Keno