Cellulose synthase ('CS'), a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of cellulose in plants is inhibited by herbicides comprising thiazolidinones such as 5-tert-butyl-carbamoyloxy-3-(3-trifluromethyl) phenyl-4-thiazolidinone (TZ), isoxaben and 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (DCB). Two mutant genes encoding isoxaben and TZ-resistant cellulose synthase have been isolated from isoxaben and TZ-resistant Arabidopsis thaliana mutants. When compared with the gene coding for isoxaben or TZ-sensitive cellulose synthase, one of the resistant CS genes contains a point mutation, wherein glycine residue 998 is replaced by an aspartic acid. The other resistant mutation is due to a threonine to isoleucine change at amino acid residue 942. The mutant CS gene can be used to impart herbicide resistance to a plant; thereby permitting the utilization of the herbicide as a single application at a concentration which ensures the complete or substantially complete killing of weeds, while leaving the transgenic crop plant essentially undamaged.

Patent for improved Automobile Windlasses. It is a combination of horizontally disposed tubular sections on the right and left hand, an improvement in the windlass attaching mechanism.

Patent for a combination of tire-carrier and rim spreader with constrictor. This will allow device to carry spare tire and rim as well as spread and constrict of removing and applying the tire.

Patent for a disk harrow or terracer that is more efficient in operation for turning soil with an improved structure and functionality.

Patent for Fuel-Oil Burners, focusing on the advancements in construction and efficiency in comparison to its predecessors.

Patent for a glass for shrimp, oysters, etc., with separate compartment for ice, protecting the ice and preventing spilling while still allowing the ice to cool the contents of the glass above it.

Patent for mouse and rat poison. This is a device meant for mice and rats that has bait for the purpose of poisoning these animals. This device prevents access from other animals.

Patent for improvements to liquid or fluid related pumps. This improvement will allow for a free flow of liquid without getting stuck, sticky, or full of sediment.

Patent for a churn that employs a reciprocating dasher in order to improve all parts of the churn and its operating mechanism.

Patent for an automatic street calling device for streetcars which says the name of the upcoming street/stop and displays it in the street car.

Patent for a bookbinder's gluing press, which can be used for books of varying thicknesses.

Patent for a chimney holder. This invention is designed to provide an improvement to lamp chimneys. Illustration included.

Patent for a combined cotton chopper and cultivator. Illustration included.

Patent for a crude oil burner for heating stoves, which heats the oil to a high temperature to provide faster vaporization of the oil.

Patent for a device for teaching penmanship, which can be adjusted to fit different hand sizes.

Patent for a pindal or peanut planter, which can be attached to a grain planter and make it useful for planting peanuts.

Patent for playing cards. Illustration included.

Patent for a plow attachment, which holds the plow wheel in place.

Patent for a pneumatic cotton seed separator and cleaner for removing dirt and foreign objects from the cotton seeds.

Patent for a post card. Illustration included.

Patent for an adjustable stack pipe protector.

Patent for a stalk chopper, which attaches to a plow.

Patent for a washboiler. Illustration included.

Patent for a wire winding machine for making coils of wire for well screens with notches in the wire.