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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Everett J. Nichols, Edmonds, WA (US);
Assignee:
Vanson, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/308 ;
Abstract
A composition and method for reducing plant transpiration and preventing drought-induced wilting and for reducing water use by crops is disclosed. The composition includes an aqueous solution of chitosan and a nonphytotoxic acid. In an embodiment, the chitosan is derived from ground fungal mycelia.