...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124412 | Method of culturing conifer somatic embryos using S(+)-abscisic acid A method for promoting maturation and development of vigorous conifer (gymnosperm) somatic embryos comprising the use of S(+)-ABA as the substantive form of ABA. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| PP22079 | Slash pine tree named ‘CF PS1-3352’ A new and distinctive variety of a slash pine tree which has been denominated varietally as ‘CF PS1-3352’ which is distinguished by high growth rate, good resistance to fusiform rust and pitch canker, excellent stem straightness, medium crown width, long stem in... | 08/16/2011 |
| PP21973 | Loblolly pine tree named ‘CF LP1-7696’ A new and distinctive variety of a loblolly pine tree which has been denominated varietally as ‘CF LP1-7696’ which is distinguished by high growth rate, good resistance to fusiform rust, excellent stem straightness, medium crown width, medium number of whorls, m... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7951594 | Method of culturing conifer somatic embryos using S(+)-abscisic acid A method for promoting maturation and development of vigorous conifer (gymnosperm) somatic embryos comprising the use of S(+)-ABA as the substantive form of ABA. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7923249 | Aerated liquid priming of conifer somatic germinants A process of priming mature, imbibed, germinated somatic embryos of a conifer species. The process comprises fully immersing mature, imbibed, germinated somatic conifer embryos in a sterile liquid nutrient medium, bubbling an oxygen-containing gas through the liquid... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7906334 | Method for reproducing conifers by somatic embryogenesis using lactose as a carbon source A method for reproducing conifers by somatic embryogenesis is disclosed. A galactose-containing compound is used as a carbon source for an embryogenic culture during at least one of the steps of induction, proliferation, and prematuration. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901922 | Nutrient medium used for ex vitro sowing, germination, growth and conversion of plant somatic embryos or germinants The invention provides a nutrient medium useful for sowing a somatic plant embryo or germinant of conifer species, which comprises particles of a solid component present within a flowable or semi-solid component containing water and a carbohydrate nutrient for the e... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7795029 | Method of ex vitro sowing, germination, growth and conversion of plant somatic embryos or germinants A method of sowing a somatic plant embryo or germinant of a conifer species to facilitate subsequent development of the embryo or germinant into an autotrophic seedling. The method involves the following steps carried out ex vitro in non-sterile conditions: providin... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7404364 | Device for assisting transplanting of seedlings, machine incorporating the device, and method using the device Seedlings are typically grown in trays of soil plugs. Once the seedlings have attained a predetermined size, they may be transplanted to the ground for continued seedling growth and development. Several machines are known in the art, which allow automated seedling t... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7263936 | Device for assisting transplanting of seedlings, machine incorporating the device, and method using the device Seedlings are typically grown in trays of soil plugs. Once the seedlings have attained a predetermined size, they may be transplanted to the ground for continued seedling growth and development. Several machines are known in the art, which allow automated seedling t... | 09/04/2007 |