Patents by Inventor Alan Marlowe

Alan Marlowe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Intact seed-based delayed-released nutrient supplement for mushroom cultivation
    Patent number: 5427592
    Abstract: There is provided a method of cultivating mushrooms and mushroom spawn, wherein a delayed-release nutrient supplement is utilized. The method is an improvement over prior methods which utilize nutrient supplements in the growing of mushrooms and mushroom spawn. The improvement comprises using as a nutrient supplement an intact seed having its sprouting capability irreversibly inhibited or destroyed, or mixtures thereof, and having inherent delayed-release properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: C. Peter Romaine, Alan Marlowe
  • Intact seed-based delayed-release nutrient supplement for mushroom cultivation
    Patent number: 5291685
    Abstract: Intact seed of rapeseed is added to compost at spawning to increase the yield of mushrooms similar to chemical-based delayed-release supplements. No chemicals, however, are needed in its preparation, only a treatment to destroy sprouting of the seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: C. Peter Romaine, Alan Marlowe