Patents by Inventor Timothy Brocklehurst

Timothy Brocklehurst 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 and kit
    Patent number: 8361171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a plant growth medium comprising the following steps: a) providing an amount of bioorganic matter; b) contacting the bioorganic matter with one or more microbial agents capable of degrading the bioorganic matter to produce a decomposition product; and c) treating the decomposition product produced in step (b) to inhibit the degradation process prior to its completion. The invention further provides a bioreactor and a kit for performing that method, and a plant growth medium. In an embodiment, the plant growth medium is a peat-substitute material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Institute of Food Research
    Inventors: Keith Waldron, Timothy Brocklehurst
  • METHOD AND KIT
    Publication number: 20100071428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a plant growth medium comprising the following steps: a) providing an amount of bioorganic matter; b) contacting the bioorganic matter with one or more microbial agents capable of degrading the bioorganic matter to produce a decomposition product; and c) treating the decomposition product produced in step (b) to inhibit the degradation process prior to its completion. The invention further provides a bioreactor and a kit for performing that method, and a plant growth medium. In an embodiment, the plant growth medium is a peat-substitute material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Keith Waldron, Timothy Brocklehurst