Patents by Inventor Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier

Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier 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).

  • Polymeric compositions containing rhizobium and/or plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria inoculant, use thereof and seeds treated with the compositions
    Patent number: 8592343
    Abstract: Biological nitrogen fixation is a very important process to plant growth and health. Biological nitrogen fixation is performed naturally by a number of different microorganisms including plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, and rhizobia. The present invention discloses novel compositions comprising water soluble polymers, rhizobium and plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria. Uses of the novel composition include treatment of seeds prior to planting and use in soil surrounding roots to improve plant growth and health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Embrapa and Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
    Inventors: Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier, Normagouvea Rumjanek, Paulo Ivan Fernandes, Jr., Paulo Jansen De Oliveira, Tiago Gusmao Rohr
  • Polymeric compositions containing rhizobium and/or plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria inoculant, use thereof and seeds treated with the compositions
    Publication number: 20070068072
    Abstract: Biological nitrogen fixation is a very important process to plant growth and health. Biological nitrogen fixation is performed naturally by a number of different microorganisms including plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, and rhizobia. The present invention discloses novel compositions comprising water soluble polymers, rhizobium and plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria. Uses of the novel composition include treatment of seeds prior to planting and use in soil surrounding roots to improve plant growth and health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier, Normagouvea Rumjanek, Paulo Fernandes, Paulo Oliveira, Tiago Rohr