Patents by Inventor Craig Sadowski

Craig Sadowski 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).

  • WASHING APPARATUS AND METHODS USED TO PROCESS ADDITIVELY FABRICATED PARTS
    Publication number: 20240300178
    Abstract: Washing apparatus and methods used to process additively fabricated (e.g., 3D printed) parts are described herein. The apparatus and methods may be used to wash uncured liquid resin from the parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Fussman, Hugo Liebrand, David Sadowski, Alexander K. McCalmont, Craig Broady, Nicholaus Ray Lancaster, Maxim Lobovsky
  • AGRICULTURAL ENDOPHYTE-PLANT COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20240255494
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant or a Glycine plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal or soy seeds and/or cereal or soy seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Allison Jack, David Morris Johnston, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, Yves Alain Millet, Craig Sadowski, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich
  • METHODS OF USE OF SEED-ORIGIN ENDOPHYTE POPULATIONS
    Publication number: 20240074440
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich, Craig Sadowski
  • endophyte compositions and methods for improved agronomic traits in plants
    Patent number: 11819027
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for providing a benefit to a plant by associating the plant with a beneficial endophyte of the genus Streptomyces, including benefits to a plant derived from a seed or other plant element treated with said endophyte. For example, this invention provides purified endophytes, synthetic combinations comprising endophytes, and methods of making and using the same. In particular, this invention relates to compositions and methods of improving soybean and maize plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Inventors: Slavica Djonovic, Elizabeth Alexa McKenzie, Gerardo Toledo, Craig Sadowski, Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Karen V. Ambrose, Xuecheng Zhang, David Morris Johnston, Trudi A. Gulick
  • Methods of use of seed-origin endophyte populations
    Patent number: 11793202
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich, Craig Sadowski
  • Endophytes, Associated Compositions, and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20230329244
    Abstract: Materials and methods for improving plant traits and for providing plant benefits are provided. In some embodiments, the materials, and methods employing the same, can comprise endophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Jonathan W. Leff, Phillip Samayoa, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Slavica Djonovic, Yves Alain Millet, Craig Sadowski, Jeffrey Lyford, Karen V. Ambrose, Xuecheng Zhang
  • Agricultural endophyte-plant compositions, and methods of use
    Patent number: 11754553
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant or a Glycine plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal or soy seeds and/or cereal or soy seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Allison Jack, David Morris Johnston, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, Yves Alain Millet, Craig Sadowski, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich
  • Method for propagating microorganisms within plant bioreactors and stably storing microorganisms within agricultural seeds
    Patent number: 11753618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Indigo Ag, Inc., AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GMBH
    Inventors: Birgit Mitter, Muhammad Naveed, Teresa Berninger, Stephane Compant, Angela Sessitsch, Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Jonathan W. Leff, Phillip Samayoa, Craig Sadowski
  • Endophytes, associated compositions, and methods of use
    Patent number: 11570993
    Abstract: Materials and methods for improving plant traits and for providing plant benefits are provided. In some embodiments, the materials, and methods employing the same, can comprise endophytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Jonathan W. Leff, Phillip Samayoa, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Slavica Djonovic, Yves Alain Millet, Craig Sadowski, Jeffrey Lyford, Karen V. Ambrose, Xuecheng Zhang
  • METHODS OF USE OF SEED-ORIGIN ENDOPHYTE POPULATIONS
    Publication number: 20220232833
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich, Craig Sadowski
  • Plants containing beneficial endophytes
    Patent number: 11254908
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed, seedling or plant by producing seeds that are internally colonized with endophytes. Beneficial endophytes with particular characteristics are provided. These may be used in the methods described to provide a benefit to a seed, seedling or plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: Indigo Ag, Inc., AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GMBH
    Inventors: Birgit Mitter, Muhammad Naveed, Teresa Berninger, Stephane Compant, Angela Sessitsch, Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Jonathan W. Leff, Phillip Samayoa, Craig Sadowski
  • AGRICULTURAL ENDOPHYTE-PLANT COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210372997
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant or a Glycine plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal or soy seeds and/or cereal or soy seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Allison Jack, David Morris Johnston, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, Yves Alain Millet, Craig Sadowski, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich
  • METHOD FOR PROPAGATING MICROORGANISMS WITHIN PLANT BIOREACTORS AND STABLY STORING MICROORGANISMS WITHIN AGRICULTURAL SEEDS
    Publication number: 20210363480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Birgit MITTER, Muhammad NAVEED, Teresa BERNINGER, Stephane COMPANT, Angela SESSITSCH, Geoffrey VON MALTZAHN, Richard Bailey FLAVELL, Gerardo V. TOLEDO, Slavica DJONOVIC, Luis Miguel MARQUEZ, David Morris JOHNSTON, Yves Alain MILLET, Jeffrey LYFORD, Jonathan W. LEFF, Phillip SAMAYOA, Craig SADOWSKI
  • Methods of use of seed-origin endophyte populations
    Patent number: 11166465
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich, Craig Sadowski
  • Streptomyces Endophyte Compositions and Methods for Improved Agronomic Traits in Plants
    Publication number: 20210204505
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for providing a benefit to a plant by associating the plant with a beneficial endophyte of the genus Streptomyces, including benefits to a plant derived from a seed or other plant element treated with said endophyte. For example, this invention provides purified endophytes, synthetic combinations comprising endophytes, and methods of making and using the same. In particular, this invention relates to compositions and methods of improving soybean and maize plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Slavica DJONOVIC, Elizabeth Alexa MCKENZIE, Gerardo TOLEDO, Craig SADOWSKI, Geoffrey VON MALTZAHN, Karen V. AMBROSE, Xuecheng ZHANG, David Morris JOHNSTON, Trudi A. GULICK
  • Seed Endophytes Across Cultivars and Species, Associated Compositions, and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20210076685
    Abstract: Materials and methods for improving plant traits and for providing plant fitness benefits are provided. In some embodiments, the materials, and methods employing the same, can comprise endophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Karen V. AMBROSE, Nathan A. BILLINGS, Slavica DJONOVIC, Richard Bailey FLAVELL, Trudi A. GULICK, David Morris JOHNSTON, Jonathan W. LEFF, Stephanie M. LIVA, Jeffrey LYFORD, Geoffrey VON MALTZAHN, Luis Miguel MARQUEZ, Yves Alain MILLET, Craig SADOWSKI, Phillip SAMAYOA, Gerardo V. TOLEDO, David R. WEISMAN, Xuecheng ZHANG
  • Method for propagating microorganisms within plant bioreactors and stably storing microorganisms within agricultural seeds
    Patent number: 10932469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Indigo AG, Inc.
    Inventors: Birgit Mitter, Muhammad Naveed, Teresa Berninger, Stephane Compant, Angela Sessitsch, Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Jonathan W. Leff, Phillip Samayoa, Craig Sadowski
  • Agricultural endophyte-plant compositions, and methods of use
    Patent number: 10912303
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant or a Glycine plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal or soy seeds and/or cereal or soy seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Indigo AG, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Allison Jack, David Morris Johnston, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, Yves Alain Millet, Craig Sadowski, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich
  • METHODS OF USE OF SEED-ORIGIN ENDOPHYTE POPULATIONS
    Publication number: 20200281210
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Richard Bailey Flavell, Gerardo V. Toledo, Slavica Djonovic, Luis Miguel Marquez, David Morris Johnston, Yves Alain Millet, Jeffrey Lyford, Alexander Naydich, Craig Sadowski
  • endophyte compositions and methods for improved agronomic traits in plants
    Patent number: 10750711
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for providing a benefit to a plant by associating the plant with a beneficial endophyte of the genus Streptomyces, including benefits to a plant derived from a seed or other plant element treated with said endophyte. For example, this invention provides purified endophytes, synthetic combinations comprising endophytes, and methods of making and using the same. In particular, this invention relates to compositions and methods of improving soybean and maize plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: INDIGO AG, INC.
    Inventors: Slavica Djonovic, Elizabeth Alexa McKenzie, Gerardo V. Toledo, Craig Sadowski, Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, Karen V. Ambrose, Xuecheng Zhang, David Morris Johnston, Trudi A. Gulick