Patents by Inventor Steve R. Wann

Steve R. Wann 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).

  • Utility-high carbon dioxide and light quality and quantity in woody plant propagation
    Patent number: 6060314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the propagation of plants and plant tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method for propagating woody plant material comprising culturing the material in the presence of carbon dioxide in excess of about 1000 .mu.l/l and pulses of filtered light. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a propagation method comprising culturing the plant material in excess of about 7000 .mu.l/l of carbon dioxide and further exposing the plant material to pulses of filtered light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Union Camp Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Tisserat, Kenneth Eskins, Bryan Kaphammer, George Tull, Steve R. Wann