Patents by Inventor Henry T. Wilkinson

Henry T. Wilkinson 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 producing transgenic monocotyledonous plants
    Publication number: 20040172672
    Abstract: Methods for transforming monocot plants are provided. The method comprise the steps of excising an embryo from a seed of the plant, allowing the embryo to develop to a stage highly receptive for transformation, transforming the developing embryo, and developing the embryo into a plantlet, wherein the transformation occurs without passing through a callus phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Theresa C. Wilkinson, Henry T. Wilkinson, Richard E. Wagner
  • Method and apparatus to control soil moisture matric potential
    Patent number: 4561294
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of use for controlling the matric potential of a porous sample in a liquid are described. The apparatus includes a cylindrical porous cup for holding the sample, the cup having an air entry value greater than the matric potential to be imparted to the sample, an outer vesicle adapted to define a chamber between the cup and vesicle for holding the liquid, and means for adjusting the pressure of the liquid in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Henry T. Wilkinson
  • Method for screening bacteria and application thereof for field control of diseases caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis
    Patent number: 4456684
    Abstract: A method for screening bacteria to select strains which will suppress diseases caused by the fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis (Gg) under field conditions and a method for applying field-suppressive bacteria to suppress Gg in a commercial setting. Four fluorescens Pseudomonas strains are disclosed which are effective in suppressing take-all in wheat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: David M. Weller, R. James Cook, Henry T. Wilkinson