Patents by Inventor Andy Hopkins

Andy Hopkins 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).

  • DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A REMOVABLE DOOR HEADER, METHOD AND USE THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20170081115
    Abstract: A device for supporting a removable door header, the removable door header being part of a container, is described. The device comprises attachment means for attaching the device to a door of the container and support means for supporting the removable door header when the device is attached to the door. In a preferred embodiment the device slots onto the upper edge of the door. A method of using the device to remove a removable door header from a container is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: ANDY HOPKINS, MARTIN SAINT, IAN ROSCOE, ERIC WARD
  • Fungal endophytes of
    Patent number: 7892813
    Abstract: The invention provides an isolated culture of a Neotyphodium endophyte of an Elymus canadensis host plant, wherein the endophyte reproduces asexually and enhances the agronomic characteristics of the host plant. Methods for inoculating the host plant with the endophyte, for propagating the host-endophyte combination, and for detecting the presence of the endophyte and of its metabolites within a host plant are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
    Inventors: Carolyn Young, Andy Hopkins
  • FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES OF ELYMUS CANADENSIS
    Publication number: 20080229441
    Abstract: The invention provides an isolated culture of a Neotyphodium endophyte of an Elymus canadensis host plant, wherein the endophyte reproduces asexually and enhances the agronomic characteristics of the host plant. Methods for inoculating the host plant with the endophyte, for propagating the host-endophyte combination, and for detecting the presence of the endophyte and of its metabolites within a host plant are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Carolyn Young, Andy Hopkins