Patents by Inventor Ross Whetten

Ross Whetten 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 of altering lignin in trees
    Patent number: 5824842
    Abstract: Methods of providing and breeding trees having more easily extractable lignin due to the presence of a cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (Cad) null gene are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: John MacKay, David O'Malley, Ross Whetten, Ronald Sederoff