Patents by Inventor Charles Timothy Scott

Charles Timothy Scott 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 for characterizing the density and cross-section morphology of trees
    Patent number: 7945098
    Abstract: A method is provided for reliably determining anatomical properties of a tree having a plurality of growth rings spaced from each other in a radial direction. The method involves preparing a sample from a tree to be analyzed, and preparing an image of the sample at a resolution sufficient to analyze at least one of the earlywood and latewood portions of one or more rings. The image is used to determine at least one anatomical property of the sample based on the image, the anatomical property being selected from the group consisting of sample density, tracheid wall thickness, and tracheid exterior dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: David W. Vahey, JunYong Zhu, Charles Timothy Scott