Patents by Inventor Robert Fritts, JR.

Robert Fritts, JR. 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).

  • 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid mixtures and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11882836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACC) mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures and nitrogen containing fertilizer at a ratio from about 1:8.5 to about 1:510 of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures and nitrogen containing fertilizer at a ratio from about 1:8.5 to about 1:510 of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Marci Ann Surpin, Robert Fritts, Jr., Derek Woolard, Franklin Paul Silverman
  • 1-AMINO-1-CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210400978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACC) mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Marci Ann Surpin, Robert Fritts, JR., Derek Woolard, Franklin Paul Silverman
  • Low VOC gibberellin formulations
    Patent number: 9801380
    Abstract: The invention relates to low volatile organic chemical gibberellic acid (“GA3”), gibberellin 4 (“GA4”), gibberellin 4/7 (“GA4/7”), or combinations thereof formulations and methods of their use. Specifically, formulations of the present invention are directed toward agricultural formulations including from about 1 to about 10% of at least one gibberellin selected from the group consisting of GA3, GA4, and GA4/7, from about 85 to about 99% polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight from about 190 to about 420, and from about 0.1 to about 5% of a non-ionic or anionic surfactant, wherein the formulation does not include isopropyl alcohol, and wherein the percentages are percent by weight of the formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences LLC
    Inventors: Bala N. Devisetty, Johan Daniel Pienaar, Robert Fritts, Jr., Gregory D. Venburg
  • LOW VOC GIBBERELLIN FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20150173365
    Abstract: The invention relates to low volatile organic chemical gibberellic acid (“GA3”), gibberellin 4 (“GA4”), gibberellin 4/7 (“GA4/7”), or combinations thereof formulations and methods of their use. Specifically, formulations of the present invention are directed toward agricultural formulations including from about 1 to about 10% of at least one gibberellin selected from the group consisting of GA3, GA4, and GA4/7, from about 85 to about 99% polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight from about 190 to about 420, and from about 0.1 to about 5% of a non-ionic or anionic surfactant, wherein the formulation does not include isopropyl alcohol, and wherein the percentages are percent by weight of the formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Bala N. Devisetty, Johan Daniel Pienaar, Robert Fritts, JR., Gregory D. Venburg