Patents by Inventor Carrie R. Foss

Carrie R. Foss 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).

  • Plant root coatings
    Patent number: 5344471
    Abstract: Non-phytotoxic roots coating compositions comprising a polymer, VAM propagules, and a fungicide that selectively inhibits pathogenic fungi are provided. Also provided are methods of coating plant roots with the aforesaid composition and plants comprising roots coated with a polymer containing VAM propagules and a fungicide.In an alternative approach, the roots are first rolled in a dried polymer composition and then dipped in a suspension of VAM propagules, or attached to a film which is a dried polymer containing a spore suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Daniel Tuse, Leslie A. Hokama, Carrie R. Foss, Jacqueline A. Tefft