Patents by Inventor ALEX FOTSCH

ALEX FOTSCH 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).

  • Materials and methods for the control of nematodes
    Patent number: 11825827
    Abstract: The invention provides materials and method for controlling pests, in particular, nematodes. The invention also provides compositions comprising biosurfactants as pesticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Paul S. Zorner, Ken Alibek, Maja Milovanovic, Sharmistha Mazumder, Tyler Dixon, Alex Fotsch
  • Microbe-Based Products for Enhancing Growth and Phytocannabinoid Content of Cannabis
    Publication number: 20220369647
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant health, growth, yields and/or CBD content of Cannabis plants using a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-67928.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Paul S. ZORNER, Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK, Alex FOTSCH, Samal IBRAGIMOVA
  • METHODS FOR SEQUESTERING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON AND FOR QUANTIFYING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220132865
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods for reducing deleterious atmospheric gases, such as greenhouse gases (GHGs) by enhancing utilization and storage of carbon in plants, as well as increasing the sequestration of carbon in plant and soil matter in the form of degradation-resistant organic polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: KARTHIK N. KARATHUR, SEAN FARMER, NICHOLAS CALLOW, ALEX FOTSCH
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE CONTROL OF NEMATODES
    Publication number: 20220053751
    Abstract: The invention provides materials and method for controlling pests, in particular, nematodes. The invention also provides compositions comprising biosurfactants as pesticides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: SEAN FARMER, PAUL S. ZORNER, KEN ALIBEK, MAJA MILOVANOVIC, SHARMISTHA MAZUMDER, TYLER DIXON, ALEX FOTSCH
  • Methods for Enhancing Root Strength and Safety of Turf Grass
    Publication number: 20220030878
    Abstract: Methods are provided for enhancing the health, growth and/or sturdiness of turf grasses by applying a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products to the turf grass roots and/or to soil. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and a strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. The methods can further be used to improve maintenance and upkeep of natural turf grass fields used in, for example, athletics and recreation, as well as to increase the functionality and safety of these natural turf grass fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Paul S. ZORNER, Tyler DIXON, Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK, Caleb ADKINS, Alex FOTSCH, Samal IBRAGIMOVA
  • Materials and methods for the control of nematodes
    Patent number: 11172669
    Abstract: The invention provides materials and method for controlling pests, in particular, nematodes. The invention also provides compositions comprising biosurfactants as pesticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LOCUS AGRICULTURE IP COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Farmer, Paul S. Zorner, Ken Alibek, Maja Milovanovic, Sharmistha Mazumder, Tyler Dixon, Alex Fotsch
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE CONTROL OF NEMATODES
    Publication number: 20190357542
    Abstract: The invention provides materials and method for controlling pests, in particular, nematodes. The invention also provides compositions comprising biosurfactants as pesticides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: SEAN FARMER, PAUL S. ZORNER, KEN ALIBEK, MAJA MILOVANOVIC, SHARMISTHA MAZUMDER, TYLER DIXON, ALEX FOTSCH