Patents Assigned to Valent BioSciences LLC
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Patent number: 11497214Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling a pest comprising applying an effective amount of one or more terpendoles to the pest or an area in need of pest control. The present invention is further directed to a method of controlling a pest comprising applying an effective amount of one or more compounds having the following chemical structure to the pest or an area in need of pest control.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Deanna Branscome, Daniel F. Heiman, Jose Maria Sanchez Lopez, Joseph H. Lustig, Gary T. Wang, Daniel C Leep
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Patent number: 11484034Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Srirama Krishna Reddy
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Patent number: 11464229Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving growth in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Srirama Krishna Reddy, Kimberly A. Falco, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci A. Surpin, Dale O. Wilson, Derek D. Woolard
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Patent number: 11350630Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid hydrochloride salt formulations and methods of their use.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Mitsuhiro Sasakawa, Parvesh Sharma, Bala N. Devisetty, Yueqian Zhen
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Patent number: 11317626Abstract: The present invention relates to forchlorfenuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Robert Erwin Fritts, Jr., Derek D. Woolard, Marci Ann Surpin, Steve McArtney
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Patent number: 11304419Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Srirama Krishna Reddy
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Patent number: 11299439Abstract: The present invention is directed to agricultural formulations containing mycorrhizae and/or Bacillus amyloliquefaciens that are compatible with liquid fertilizers. The present invention further relates to methods of improving plant growth by applying mycorrhizae and/or Bacillus amyloliquefaciens containing formulations to an area where a plant will grow.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventor: Bala N. Devisetty
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Patent number: 11160275Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving yield in cereal grain crops by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the cereal grain crop. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving growth in cereal grain crops by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the cereal grain crop.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Srirama Krishna Reddy, Kimberly A. Falco, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci A. Surpin, Dale O. Wilson, Derek D. Woolard
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Patent number: 11064700Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for improving corn growth comprising applying an effective amount of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid to the corn plant, wherein the weight ratio of GA3:ABA is from about 10:1 to about 14:1.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Kimberly Ann Falco, Franklin Paul Silverman, Dale O. Wilson, Jr., Derek D. Woolard, Peter D. Petracek
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Patent number: 10945443Abstract: A novel fungal strain of Tolypocladium album (synonym Chaunopycnis alba) is disclosed that has enhanced toxicity against insects and mites. This novel Tolypocladium album strain is capable of producing terpendoles A, C, I, J, K, N, O and P through fermentation and does not produce nalanthalide.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Maria de los Angeles Vinuesa Navarro, Jose Maria Sanchez Lopez, Deanna Branscome, Emily E. Brazil, Rebecca Dickenson, Daniel F. Heiman, Gary T. Wang, Zuoxing Zheng, Daniel C Leep
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Patent number: 10806097Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving drought stress tolerance in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of growth in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Srirama Krishna Reddy, Kimberly A. Falco, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci A. Surpin, Dale O. Wilson, Derek D. Woolard
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Patent number: 10757943Abstract: The present invention relates to thidiazuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Derek D. Woolard, Franklin Paul Silverman, Zhengyu Huang, Robert Fritts, Benjamin A. Belkind, Peter D. Petracek
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Patent number: 10729135Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling a pest comprising applying an effective amount of one or more terpendoles to the pest or an area in need of pest control. The present invention is further directed to a method of controlling a pest comprising applying an effective amount of one or more compounds having the following chemical structure to the pest or an area in need of pest control.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Deanna Branscome, Daniel F. Heiman, Jose Maria Sanchez Lopez, Joseph H. Lustig, Gary T. Wang
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Patent number: 10694748Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid hydrochloride salt formulations and methods of their use.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Mitsuhiro Sasakawa, Parvesh Sharma, Bala N. Devisetty
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Patent number: 10517299Abstract: The present invention relates to stable 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid formulations and methods of their use.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Parvesh Sharma, Mitsuhiro Sasakawa, Franklin Paul Silverman, Benjamin A. Belkind
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Patent number: 10457611Abstract: The present invention is directed to Mycorrhizal seed and in-furrow compositions containing polyethylene glycol. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving plant growth by applying Mycorrhizal seed and in-furrow compositions containing polyethylene glycol to a plant, plant propagation material or an area where a plant will grow.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Bala N. Devisetty, Alok Adholeya
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Patent number: 10448649Abstract: The present invention is directed to non-aqueous, non-oil liquid compositions comprising live microbial organisms and a liquid carrier. The present invention is further directed methods of controlling pests comprising applying an effective amount of a non-aqueous, non-oil liquid composition comprising live microbial organisms and a liquid carrier to an area in need of pest control.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Zhengyu Huang, Benjamin A. Belkind, Bala N. Devisetty, Venkat Gangavarapu, Zuoxing Zheng
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Patent number: 10448633Abstract: The invention relates to an octanoic, nonanoic and decanoic (C8, 9, 10) fatty acids mixture with a pyrethroid. The invention also relates to methods of using the octanoic, nonanoic and decanoic (C8, 9, 10) fatty acids and pyrethroid mixture to achieve superior arthropod control.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Benjamin A. Belkind, Jason Clark, Peter DeChant
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Patent number: 10375950Abstract: The present invention relates to concentrated gibberellin formulations and methods of their use.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Bala N. Devisetty, Gregory D. Venburg
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Patent number: RE48854Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising abscisic acid, and/or salts, derivatives and analogs thereof, and methods of using the same for improving the health and survival of animal offspring.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLCInventors: Maria Pilar Herrero, Warren E. Shafer