Patents by Inventor Kelsey McGurrin

Kelsey McGurrin 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).

  • Biomass compositions for increasing sweetness of fruit and methods therefor
    Patent number: 10645937
    Abstract: Biomass compositions and methods for increasing sweetness of fruit of a fruiting plant by administering to the fruiting plant, seedling, or seed, a liquid composition treatment comprising a culture of microalgae cells are disclosed. The liquid composition may comprise pasteurized Chlorella cells only, Aurantiochytrium acetophilum HS399 cells only, or a combination of Chlorella and Aurantiochytrium acetophilum HS399 cells that are pasteurized at a temperature between 65° C.-90° C. The administration may comprise contacting soil in the immediate vicinity of the fruiting plant, seedling, or seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Heliae Development LLC
    Inventors: Laura Carney, Michael Miller, Amy Rial, Kelsey McGurrin
  • BIOMASS COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20190174765
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to agriculture and, more specifically, to biomass compositions and methods for decreasing bruising, increasing plant health, increasing soil health, increasing sweetness in fruits and/or decreasing needle-drop in conifer species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Laura Carney, Michael Miller, Amy Rial, Kelsey McGurrin, Connor Osgood, Michael LaMont, Paul Antalik, Stephen Ventre, Sandip Shinde, Manikandadas Mathilakathu Madathil
  • BIOMASS COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING SWEETNESS OF FRUIT AND METHODS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20190142014
    Abstract: Biomass compositions and methods for increasing sweetness of fruit of a fruiting plant by administering to the fruiting plant, seedling, or seed, a liquid composition treatment comprising a culture of microalgae cells are disclosed. The liquid composition may comprise pasteurized Chlorella cells only, Aurantiochytrium acetophilum HS399 cells only, or a combination of Chlorella and Aurantiochytrium acetophilum HS399 cells that are pasteurized at a temperature between 65° C.-90° C. The administration may comprise contacting soil in the immediate vicinity of the fruiting plant, seedling, or seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Laura Carney, Michael Miller, Amy Rial, Kelsey McGurrin