Patents by Inventor Elizabeth M. Tipping

Elizabeth M. Tipping 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).

  • Compositions for enhancement of conifer seedling growth comprising Arthrobacter sp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens
    Patent number: 5935839
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention it has been found that the growth of conifer seedlings in the greenhouses and in the field can be enhanced when inocula comprising selected bacterial strain are employed. In particular, bacterial strains Arthrobacter sp. 44-9 ATCC 55035 and Pseudomonas fluorescencs 36-43 ATCC 55034. Bacterial strains can promote the growth of conifer seedlings at cold temperature and mildly acidic environments characteristic of conifer soils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Agrium Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Kloepper, Elizabeth M. Tipping
  • Enhancement of conifer seedling growth
    Patent number: 5640803
    Abstract: A method for growing a conifer seedling includes selecting and treating a conifer seed, prior to planting thereof, with a Coryneform, Pseudomonas or Serratia bacterial strain that enhances the root growth of that conifer seedling. Additionally, transplanted conifer seedlings may be grown by treating their roots with root growth-enhancing Coryneform, Pseudomonas and Serratia strains and conifer seeds may be modified by treatment with those strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Agrium, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Kloepper, Elizabeth M. Tipping