Patents by Inventor David E. Millhouse

David E. Millhouse 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).

  • Process and composition for soil improvement by reducing microbially formed ethylene in the soil
    Patent number: 6369003
    Abstract: A process for improvement of the soil by reducing microbially formed ethylene in the soil by bringing compounds which bind ethylene or of which it is known that they inhibit ethylene biosynthesis between S-adenosyl-L-methionine and 1-aminocyclopropane-carboxylic acid or 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid and ethylene respectively, into the soil zone relevant for the root growth of higher plants and allowing them to act there on the soil microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilhelm Rademacher, Helmut Walter, Eberhard Peter Schott, Dale R. Carlson, Lisa P. Schell, Charles W. Helpert, David E. Millhouse, William M. Fletcher, Hans J. von Amsberg, Matthias Bratz
  • Plant growth regulating compositions and methods
    Patent number: 5654255
    Abstract: Plant growth regulator (PGR) compositions include a plant growth regulating effective mixture of (A) a N,N-dimethyl piperidinium salt (preferably, mepiquat chloride), (B) a hexitol (preferably, myo-inositol), and optionally (C) a compound which promotes cytokinesis in plant cells (i.e., a cytokinin). The hexitol and cytokinin are most preferably provided collectively in the composition by the presence of an effective amount of coconut milk. Synergistic results in terms of enhanced cotton lint yields are obtained by applying the PGR compositions of this invention to growing cotton plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas D. O'Neal, David E. Millhouse, Wilhelm Rademacher
  • Plant growth regulating compositions and methods
    Patent number: 5627134
    Abstract: Plant growth regulator (PGR) compositions include a plant growth regulating effective mixture of (A) a N,N-dimethyl piperidinium salt (preferably, mepiquat chloride), (B) a hexitol (preferably, myo-inositol), and optionally (C) a compound which. promotes cytokinesis in plant cells (i.e., a cytokinin). The hexitol and cytokinin are most preferably provided collectively in the composition by the presence of an effective amount of coconut milk. Synergistic results in terms of enhanced cotton lint yields are obtained by applying the PGR compositions of this invention to growing cotton plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas D. O'Neal, David E. Millhouse, Wilhelm Rademacher