Patents by Inventor Gregory P. Ferguson

Gregory P. Ferguson 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).

  • Use of a semicarbazone plant growth regulator for crop yield enhancements
    Patent number: 6150302
    Abstract: Fruit yield enhancement is achieved by applying a semicarbazone in a fruit yield enhancing effective amount to the locus of a fruit bearing plant. Most preferably, the semicarbazone treatment is practiced at the onset of reproductive growth--that is, at the onset of the flowering and/or fruit reproductive growth stage of the plant. Most preferably, the semicarbazone is diflufenzopyr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Bowe, Wilhem Rademacher, Larry J. Newsom, Gregory P. Ferguson