Patents by Inventor Alba Silipo

Alba Silipo 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).

  • Patent number: 10676406
    Abstract: Hopanoids, hopanoids-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and related formulations, systems and methods are described herein. In particular, hopanoids alone or in combination with hopanoid-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria can be used as biofertilizer to stimulate plant growth and yield with enhanced tolerance to diverse stresses found in plant-microbe symbiotic microenvironments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dianne K. Newman, Gargi Kulkarni, Brittany Jo Belin, Eric Giraud, Antonio Molinaro, Alba Silipo
  • Publication number: 20190119178
    Abstract: Hopanoids, hopanoids-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and related formulations, systems and methods are described herein. In particular, hopanoids alone or in combination with hopanoid-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria can be used as biofertilizer to stimulate plant growth and yield with enhanced tolerance to diverse stresses found in plant-microbe symbiotic microenvironments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Dianne K. NEWMAN, Gargi Kulkarni, Brittany Jo. Belin, Eric Giraud, Antonio Molinaro, Alba Silipo
  • Patent number: 10131585
    Abstract: Hopanoids, hopanoids-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and related formulations, systems and methods are described herein. In particular, hopanoids alone or in combination with hopanoid-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria can be used as biofertilizer to stimulate plant growth and yield with enhanced tolerance to diverse stresses found in plant-microbe symbiotic microenvironments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dianne K. Newman, Gargi Kulkarni, Brittany Jo Belin, Eric Geraud, Antonio Molinaro, Alba Silipo