Carl E. Whitcomb
44Patents
10h-index
3Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 17, 1977 → Oct 19, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4510712A | Air-root-pruning container | Human Necessities | 52 | Expired |
| US4939865A | Method and container for growing transplantable plants | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US4753037A | Plant growing method and container | Human Necessities | 34 | Expired |
| US4716680A | Plant growth container and method | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US4574522A | Root control bag | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US4497132A | Air-root-pruning container | Human Necessities | 30 | Expired |
| US4442628A | Root-pruning container | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US4793097A | Plant container handling and protection system | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US5557886A | Plant growing container for air-pruning roots | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US4328025A | Micronutrient fertilizer | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US4173212A | Self-contained solar greenhouse | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US7810275B2 | Root growth barrier and method | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| USPP10319P | Crape myrtle shrub named `Whit III` | General | 7 | Expired |
| US4729189A | Subirrigation mat | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
| US7774981B2 | Plant container and method | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US8033048B2 | Plant container and sidewall providing improved management of irrigation and aeration | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US7481025B2 | Method and container for growing transplantable plants | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
| USPP6365P | Crape myrtle | General | 4 | Expired |
| USPP6383P | Crape myrtle | General | 3 | Expired |
| USPP15091P2 | Hibiscus plant named ‘Whit XX’ | General | 2 | Expired |
| US5036619A | Capillary irrigation system | Human Necessities | 2 | Expired |
| US10798881B2 | Air root pruning container for growing a plant | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| USPP16616P2 | Crapemyrtle plant named ‘WHIT VIII’ | General | 1 | Expired |
| USPP14975P3 | Crape myrtle plant named ‘Whit VII’ | General | 1 | Expired |
| USPP14438P2 | Crape myrtle plant named ‘Whit VI’ | General | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.