Patents by Inventor Elmo B. Whitty

Elmo B. Whitty 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).

  • Non-auxin preharvest curing aids for tobacco
    Patent number: 6143694
    Abstract: A method of aiding in ripening and curing tobacco by application to the tobacco plant of an effective amount of a compound selected from a group comprising imidazolinones; sulfonylureas; triazolopyrimidinesulfonanilides; and pyrimidinylthiobenzoic acids and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventors: John B. Taylor, Elmo B. Whitty, Merrill Wilcox