US Patent 7165358 Chipped wood as a substrate for plant growth

Patent 7165358 was granted and assigned to Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71653580

Patent Inventor Names

Robert D. Wright0

Date of Patent

January 23, 2007

Patent Application Number

110244410

Date Filed

December 30, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Francis T. Palo

Patent abstract

The present invention provides compositions comprising chipped whole wood logs as a substrate for growth of plants. It further provides a method of making a substrate comprising wood chips for growth of plants, and a method of growing potted plants in a composition comprising chipped wood logs as the primary substrate for growth.