Patents by Inventor Robert H. Lowery

Robert H. Lowery 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).

  • Methods of managing timberland
    Patent number: 8656639
    Abstract: A method of managing timberland to optimize the combined revenue of a softwood tree crop and an energy crop generally includes planting a softwood tree crop in adjacent first and second rows, wherein the softwood tree crop has a tree spacing between adjacent trees and a row spacing in the range of about 15 to about 25 feet between the first and second rows, planting an energy crop in the row spacing, wherein the energy crop is a regenerating lignocellulosic energy crop, and periodically harvesting the energy crop. Methods of managing timberland to optimize the plot growth rate for a plot including a softwood tree crop and an energy crop, and to optimize the total plot volume of a softwood tree crop and an energy crop are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
    Inventors: Fred H. Bigelow, Howard Duzan, Venkatesh H. Kumar, Robert H. Lowery
  • Methods of managing timberland
    Patent number: 8042300
    Abstract: A method of managing timberland generally includes planting a softwood tree crop in first and second rows, wherein the tree crop has a tree spacing between adjacent trees and a row spacing between the first and second rows. The method further includes planting an energy crop in the row spacing, wherein the energy crop is a regenerating lignocellulosic energy crop. The method further includes periodically harvesting the energy crop for a predetermined number of harvests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
    Inventors: Fred H Bigelow, Howard Duzan, Venkatesh H Kumar, Robert H Lowery
  • Methods of managing timberland
    Patent number: 7412932
    Abstract: A method of managing timberland generally includes planting a first tree crop in first and second rows each having tree spacing between adjacent trees and a first row spacing between the first and second rows. The method further includes planting a first planting of a first energy crop in the first row spacing. The method further includes planting a second tree crop in a third row having tree spacing between adjacent trees and a second row spacing between the second and third rows, wherein the second row spacing is different from the first row spacing. The method further includes planting a first planting of a second energy crop in the second row spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Co.
    Inventors: Fred H Bigelow, Howard Duzan, Venkatesh H Kumar, Robert H Lowery
  • Fiber lubricants
    Patent number: 4134841
    Abstract: Fiber lubricant compositions of enhanced heat stability comprise a nonhindered polyphenol stabilizer and a polyether lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Kisoon Park, Robert H. Lowery