Patents by Inventor Alvin Ronald Detwiler

Alvin Ronald Detwiler 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 for inhibiting pathogenic fungi and bacteria in plants using Pseudomonas aureofaciens
    Patent number: 6348193
    Abstract: A method for controlling bacterial fungal diseases using Pseudomonas aureofaciens in admixture with metabolites, particularly phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) is described. Pseudomonas aureofaciens is particularly useful in inhibiting the microorganisms in cultivated dicot plants, cereal crops and nursery stock and seeds. The method is environmentally safe and economical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Alvin Ronald Detwiler, Joseph M. Vargas, Jr., Nancy M. Dykema, Muraleedharan G. Nair