Patents by Inventor Mollie K. Heilesen

Mollie K. Heilesen 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).

  • Nutritive media and manufactured seeds comprising same
    Patent number: 8466086
    Abstract: Manufactured seeds are disclosed that comprise a unit of totipotent plant tissue and a nutritive medium. The nutritive medium can contain a number of different components selected from the following: a gel solute, charcoal, a carbon source, urea, KNO3, NH4NO3, CuCl2, CuSO4, KI, KH2PO4, CaCl2, MgSO4, Na2EDTA, FeSO4, ferric citrate, MnSO4, MnCl2, H3BO3, ZnSO4, CoCl2, Na2MoO4, (NH4)2MoO4, thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, HCl, Ca-pantothenate, nicotinic acid, biotin, folic acid, and myo-inositol. The nutritive medium can also include any of various protein amino acids, any of various polyamines, any of various oxygen-absorbing compounds, any of various non-protein amino acids, and/or a smoke suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
    Inventors: William C. Carlson, Jeffrey E. Hartle, James A. Grob, Katherine M. Salatas, Mollie K. Heilesen
  • Multi-embryo manufactured seed
    Patent number: 7356965
    Abstract: A manufactured seed (20) is provided. The manufactured seed includes a first seed shell (22a) and a first restraint (32a) disposed within the first shell. The first restraint includes a cavity (38a), and at least two embryos (34a) and (34b) disposed within the manufactured seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Co.
    Inventors: William C. Carlson, Mollie K. Heilesen, Paul G. Gaddis
  • Seed coat for manufactured seeds
    Patent number: 7168205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved coating for manufactured seeds wherein the coating is able to resist cracking at temperatures below about 1° C. The coating usable with the present invention is comprised of a wax impregnated cellulose substrate wherein the wax composition is comprised substantially of paraffin hydrocarbon cellulose substrata having a Gaussian distribution of carbon chain length ranging from 21 carbons per chain to 40 carbons per chain and a maximum number of paraffin hydrocarbon chains having 31 carbons per chain. One aspect of the present invention is that it provides a wax formulation able to resist cracking at low temperatures and also a wax formulation with a desirable viscosity for commercial manufactured seed coat applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Hartle, Mollie K. Heilesen, William C. Carlson
  • Nutritive media and manufactured seeds comprising same
    Publication number: 20030167684
    Abstract: Manufactured seeds are disclosed that comprise a unit of totipotent plant tissue and a nutritive medium. The nutritive medium can contain a number of different components selected from the following: a gel solute, charcoal, a carbon source, urea, KNO3, NH4NO3, CuCl2, CuSO4, KI, KH2PO4, CaCl2, MgSO4, Na2EDTA, FeSO4, ferric citrate, MnSO4, MnCl2, H3BO3, ZnSO4, CoCl2, Na2MoO4, (NH4)2MoO4, thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, HCl, Ca-pantothenate, nicotinic acid, biotin, folic acid, and myo-inositol. The nutritive medium can also include any of various protein amino acids, any of various polyamines, any of various oxygen-absorbing compounds, any of various non-protein amino acids, and/or a smoke suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Weyerhaeuser Company
    Inventors: William C. Carlson, Jeffrey E. Hartle, James A. Grob, Katherine M. Salatas, Mollie K. Heilesen
  • Seed coat for manufactured seeds
    Publication number: 20030101643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved coating for manufactured seeds wherein the coating is able to resist cracking at temperatures below about 1° C. The coating usable with the present invention is comprised of a wax impregnated cellulose substrate wherein the wax composition is comprised substantially of paraffin hydrocarbon cellulose substrata having a Gaussian distribution of carbon chain length ranging from 21 carbons per chain to 40 carbons per chain and a maximum number of paraffin hydrocarbon chains having 31 carbons per chain. One aspect of the present invention is that it provides a wax formulation able to resist cracking at low temperatures and also a wax formulation with a desirable viscosity for commercial manufactured seed coat applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Hartle, Mollie K. Heilesen, William C. Carlson