Patents Assigned to TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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Patent number: 11629328Abstract: The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and/or compositions for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases. This application also provides non-naturally occurring plant varieties that are artificially infected with a PGPM descried herein, as well as seed, reproductive tissue, vegetative tissue, regenerative tissues, plant parts, or progeny thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: TAXON BIOSCIENCES INC.Inventors: Matthew N. Ashby, Christopher P. Belnap, Matthew Cornyn Kuchta, Victor Kunin, Caroline Kostecki, Ulrika Lidstrom, Natalia Shestakova, Ladonna Wood
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Publication number: 20210137125Abstract: The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and/or compositions for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases. This application also provides non-naturally occurring plant varieties that are artificially infected with a PGPM descried herein, as well as seed, reproductive tissue, vegetative tissue, regenerative tissues, plant parts, or progeny thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES INC.Inventors: MATTHEW N. ASHBY, CHRISTOPHER P. BELNAP, MATTHEW CORNYN KUCHTA, VICTOR KUNIN, CAROLINE KOSTECKI, ULRIKA LIDSTROM, NATALIA SHESTAKOVA, LADONNA WOOD
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Patent number: 10863746Abstract: The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and/or compositions for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases. This application also provides non-naturally occurring plant varieties that are artificially infected with a PGPM descried herein, as well as seed, reproductive tissue, vegetative tissue, regenerative tissues, plant parts, or progeny thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: TAXON BIOSCIENCES INCInventors: Matthew N. Ashby, Christopher P. Belnap, Matthew Cornyn Kuchta, Victor Kunin, Caroline Kostecki, Ulrika Lidstrom, Natalia Shestakova, Ladonna Wood
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Publication number: 20190223447Abstract: The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and/or compositions for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases. This application also provides non-naturally occurring plant varieties that are artificially infected with a PGPM descried herein, as well as seed, reproductive tissue, vegetative tissue, regenerative tissues, plant parts, or progeny thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES INCInventors: MATTHEW N. ASHBY, CHRISTOPHER P. BELNAP, MATTHEW CORNYN KUCHTA, VICTOR KUNIN, CAROLINE KOSTECKI, ULRIKA LIDSTROM, NATALIA SHESTAKOVA, LADONNA WOOD
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Patent number: 10358660Abstract: This invention generally relates to natural gas and methylotrophic energy generation, bio-generated fuels and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nutrient amendments and microbial compositions, e.g., consortia, that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis, or for “methylotrophic” or other conversions. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods to develop nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis in a given reservoir. The invention also provides methods for the evaluation of potentially damaging biomass formation and scale precipitation resulting from the addition of nutrient amendments. In other embodiments, the invention provides methods for simulating biogas in sub-surface conditions using a computational model.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Matthew Ashby, Ladonna Wood, Ulrika Lidstrom, Christine Clarke, Alison Gould, Dariusz Strapoc, Adewale J. Lambo, Bradley James Huizinga
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Publication number: 20180223316Abstract: This invention generally relates to natural gas and methylotrophic energy generation, bio-generated fuels and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nutrient amendments and microbial compositions, e.g., consortia, that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis, or for “methylotrophic” or other conversions. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods to develop nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis in a given reservoir. The invention also provides methods for the evaluation of potentially damaging biomass formation and scale precipitation resulting from the addition of nutrient amendments. In other embodiments, the invention provides methods for simulating biogas in sub-surface conditions using a computational model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES INC.Inventors: Matthew N Ashby, Ladonna Wood, Ulrika Lidstrom, Christine Clarke, Alison Gould, Dariusz Strapoc, Bradley James Huizinga
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Publication number: 20180163234Abstract: This invention generally relates to natural gas and methylotrophic energy generation, bio-generated fuels and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nutrient amendments and microbial compositions, e.g., consortia, that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis, or for “methylotrophic” or other conversions. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods to develop nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis in a given reservoir. The invention also provides methods for the evaluation of potentially damaging biomass formation and scale precipitation resulting from the addition of nutrient amendments. In other embodiments, the invention provides methods for simulating biogas in sub-surface conditions using a computational model.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Matthew ASHBY, Ladonna WOOD, Ulrika LIDSTROM, Christine CLARKE, Alison GOULD, Dariusz STRAPOC, Adewale J. LAMBO, Bradley James HUIZINGA
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Publication number: 20170245503Abstract: The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and/or compositions for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases. This application also provides non-naturally occurring plant varieties that are artificially infected with a PGPM descried herein, as well as seed, reproductive tissue, vegetative tissue, regenerative tissues, plant parts, or progeny thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES INCInventors: MATTHEW N ASHBY, CHRISTOPHER P. BELNAP, MATTHEW CORNYN KUCHTA, VICTOR KUNIN, CAROLINE KOSTECKI, ULRIKA LIDSTROM, NATALYA SHESTAKOVA, LADONNA WOOD
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Publication number: 20160251731Abstract: In alternative embodiments, the invention provides products of manufacture and compositions, e.g., nucleic acid probes, for use as identifying agents or indicators to detect the presence of a hydrocarbon in a sample, e.g., in marine sediments, muds, sands and the like, or in a solution, e.g., an aqueous solution, such as a production water, fresh water, underground water or seawater. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, e.g., nucleic acid probes or primers or primer pairs, for use as sensors and/or identifying agents to detect the presence of a hydrocarbon in a sample (e.g., in fresh water, underground water or seawater, or a marine mud, sand or sediment), where the presence of the hydrocarbon indicates e.g., the presence of a subsurface oil, petroleum or gas accumulation or deposit. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for use as tools for offshore oil exploration activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: MATTHEW N ASHBY, DAGO DIMSTER-DENK, ULRIKA LIDSTROM
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Patent number: 9206680Abstract: This invention generally relates to natural gas and methylotrophic energy generation, bio-generated fuels and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nutrient amendments and microbial compositions, e.g., consortia, that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis, or for “methylotrophic” or other conversions. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods to develop nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis in a given reservoir. The invention also provides methods for the evaluation of potentially damaging biomass formation and scale precipitation resulting from the addition of nutrient amendments. In other embodiments, the invention provides methods for simulating biogas in sub-surface conditions using a computational model.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: TAXON BIOSCIENCES INCInventors: Matthew Ashby, Ladonna Wood, Ulrika Lidström, Christine Clarke, Alison Gould, Dariusz Strapoc, Adewale J. Lambo, Bradley James Huizinga
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Publication number: 20150038348Abstract: In alternative embodiments, the invention provides products of manufacture and compositions, e.g., nucleic acid probes, for use as identifying agents or indicators to detect the presence of a hydrocarbon in a sample, e.g., in marine sediments, muds, sands and the like, or in a solution, e.g., an aqueous solution, such as a production water, fresh water, underground water or seawater. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, e.g., nucleic acid probes or primers or primer pairs, for use as sensors and/or identifying agents to detect the presence of a hydrocarbon in a sample (e.g., in fresh water, underground water or seawater, or a marine mud, sand or sediment), where the presence of the hydrocarbon indicates e.g., the presence of a subsurface oil, petroleum or gas accumulation or deposit. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for use as tools for offshore oil exploration activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Matthew Ashby, Dago Dimster-Denk, Ulrika Elisa Lidstrom
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Publication number: 20140162274Abstract: In alternative embodiments, the invention provides computational algorithms, computer programs, software and other methods, systems and products of manufacture (e.g., computers, devices or apparatus) for identifying members of microbial communities, their abundance and distribution from amplicon sequence data, and comparing microbial communities and consortia. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides computer-implemented methods comprising a subset of, substantially all, or all of the steps as set forth in the flow chart of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 or FIG. 4. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods for identification of consortia, optionally followed by construction of artificial microbial consortia from pure strains or enrichment cultures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Victor Kunin, Matt Ashby, Stewart Scherer, Nastassia Patin
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Publication number: 20140011692Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for performing surveys of the genetic diversity of a population. The invention also relates to methods for performing genetic analyses of a population. The invention further relates to methods for the creation of databases comprising the survey information and the databases created by these methods. The invention also relates to methods for analyzing the information to correlate the presence of nucleic acid markers with desired parameters in a sample. These methods have application in the fields of geochemical exploration, agriculture, bioremediation, environmental analysis, clinical microbiology, forensic science and medicine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventor: Matthew Ashby
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Publication number: 20140011687Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for performing surveys of the genetic diversity of a population. The invention also relates to methods for performing genetic analyses of a population. The invention further relates to methods for the creation of databases comprising the survey information and the databases created by these methods. The invention also relates to methods for analyzing the information to correlate the presence of nucleic acid markers with desired parameters in a sample. These methods have application in the fields of geochemical exploration, agriculture, bioremediation, environmental analysis, clinical microbiology, forensic science and medicine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Taxon Biosciences, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Ashby
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Patent number: 8476016Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for performing surveys of the genetic diversity of a population. The invention also relates to methods for performing genetic analyses of a population. The invention further relates to methods for the creation of databases comprising the survey information and the databases created by these methods. The invention also relates to methods for analyzing the information to correlate the presence of nucleic acid markers with desired parameters in a sample. These methods have application in the fields of geochemical exploration, agriculture, bioremediation, environmental analysis, clinical microbiology, forensic science and medicine.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Taxon Biosciences, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Ashby
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Publication number: 20130116126Abstract: This invention generally relates to natural gas and methylotrophic energy generation, bio-generated fuels and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nutrient amendments and microbial compositions, e.g., consortia, that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis, or for “methylotrophic” or other conversions. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods to develop nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis in a given reservoir. The invention also provides methods for the evaluation of potentially damaging biomass formation and scale precipitation resulting from the addition of nutrient amendments. In other embodiments, the invention provides methods for simulating biogas in sub-surface conditions using a computational model.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: TAXON BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Matthew Ashby, Ladonna Wood, Ulrika Lidstrom, Christine Clarke, Alison Gould, Dariusz Strapoc, Adewale J. Lambo, Bradley James Huizinga