Patents by Inventor Helene L. Reynaud

Helene L. Reynaud 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).

  • Method for multiplying phytobenefical microorganisms
    Patent number: 9637720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for multiplying a strain of Trichoderma, which includes the preparation of substantially contaminant-free culture media, containing disinfected wood fibers obtained by means of a twin-screw extruder, the amplification of Trichoderma via a series of steps for manufacturing a primary inoculum and then a secondary inoculum from said primary inoculum, and the multiplication of the microorganisms in each step, wherein the multiplication of the propagules reaches 2×104 to 105. The invention also relates to a plant growing medium containing a secondary inoculum of Trichoderma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: FLORENTAISE, NIXE
    Inventors: Jerome R. Cowper, Renaud H. Canaguier, Helene L. Reynaud
  • METHOD FOR MULTIPLYING PHYTOBENEFICAL MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20140311199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for multiplying a strain of Trichoderma, which includes the preparation of substantially contaminant-free culture media, containing disinfected wood fibers obtained by means of a twin-screw extruder, the amplification of Trichoderma via a series of steps for manufacturing a primary inoculum and then a secondary inoculum from said primary inoculum, and the multiplication of the microorganisms in each step, wherein the multiplication of the propagules reaches 2×104 to 105. The invention also relates to a plant growing medium containing a secondary inoculum of Trichoderma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Jerome R. Cowper, Renaud H. Canaguier, Helene L. Reynaud