Patents by Inventor Benjamin Lethbridge

Benjamin Lethbridge 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 of identifying Bacillus cereus having biocontrol activity
    Patent number: 5543301
    Abstract: The invention includes a substantially pure preparation of Bacillus cereus antibiotic. The invention further includes a seed inoculum for application to seeds to be protected from damping off and root rot including a non-interfering carrier and an effective quantity of Bacillus cereus antibiotic, and a method for protecting plants in a growing medium from damping off and root rot including the step of placing in the growing medium in the immediate vicinity of the plant to be protected an effective quantity of Bacillus cereus antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Larry Halverson, Eric V. Stabb, Benjamin Lethbridge, Laura Silo