Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Leep

Daniel C. Leep 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).

  • Methods of controlling pests using terpendoles
    Patent number: 11497214
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling a pest comprising applying an effective amount of one or more terpendoles to the pest or an area in need of pest control. The present invention is further directed to a method of controlling a pest comprising applying an effective amount of one or more compounds having the following chemical structure to the pest or an area in need of pest control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Deanna Branscome, Daniel F. Heiman, Jose Maria Sanchez Lopez, Joseph H. Lustig, Gary T. Wang, Daniel C Leep
  • Tolypocladium album strain
    Patent number: 10945443
    Abstract: A novel fungal strain of Tolypocladium album (synonym Chaunopycnis alba) is disclosed that has enhanced toxicity against insects and mites. This novel Tolypocladium album strain is capable of producing terpendoles A, C, I, J, K, N, O and P through fermentation and does not produce nalanthalide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Maria de los Angeles Vinuesa Navarro, Jose Maria Sanchez Lopez, Deanna Branscome, Emily E. Brazil, Rebecca Dickenson, Daniel F. Heiman, Gary T. Wang, Zuoxing Zheng, Daniel C Leep
  • (S)-abscisic acid derivatives for improving plant stress tolerance
    Patent number: 10314307
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of crop plants with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to improve the plants' environmental stress tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Gary T. Wang, Kimberly Ann Falco, Derek D. Woolard, Dale O. Wilson, Jr., Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • (S)-abscisic acid derivatives for enhanced grape coloration
    Patent number: 9877480
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of grapes with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to enhance the color of the grapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Valent Biosciences LLC
    Inventors: Derek D. Woolard, Gary T. Wang, Rick Hopkins, Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • (S)-abscisic acid derivatives for thinning
    Patent number: 9872492
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of apple trees, peach trees, and grape vines with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to reduce the number of fruits on the trees or vines that grow to maturity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Valent Biosciences LLC
    Inventors: Derek D. Woolard, Gary T. Wang, Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • (S)-ABSCISIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR ENHANCED GRAPE COLORATION
    Publication number: 20160338351
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of grapes with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to enhance the color of the grapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Derek D. Woolard, Gary T. Wang, Rick Hopkins, Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • (S)-ABSCISIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR IMPROVING PLANT STRESS TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20160338353
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of crop plants with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to improve the plants' environmental stress tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Gary T. Wang, Kimberly Ann Falco, Derek D. Woolard, Dale O. Wilson, JR., Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • (S)-ABSCISIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR THINNING
    Publication number: 20160338352
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of apple trees, peach trees, and grape vines with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to reduce the number of fruits on the trees or vines that grow to maturity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Derek D. Woolard, Gary T. Wang, Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • (S)-ABSCISIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR ENHANCED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COLORATION
    Publication number: 20160338354
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of fruits and vegetables with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to enhance the color of the fruits and vegetables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Derek D. Woolard, Gary T. Wang, Rick Hopkins, Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • Use of thaxtomin for selective control of rice and aquatic based weeds
    Patent number: 9339034
    Abstract: The use of a bacterial secondary metabolite, thaxtomin is described as an effective herbicide on broadleaved, sedge and grass weeds, e.g., in rice fields with no phytotoxicity to rice as well as on aquatic based weeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel C Leep, Lisa Doricchi, Maria Julia Perez Baz, Francisco Romero Millan, Rosa Isabel Fernandez Chimeno
  • Use of Thaxtomin for Selective Control of Rice and Aquatic Based Weeds
    Publication number: 20100267560
    Abstract: The use of a bacterial secondary metabolite, thaxtomin is described as an effective herbicide on broadleaved, sedge and grass weeds, e.g., in rice fields with no phytotoxicity to rice as well as on aquatic based weeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Leep, Lisa Doricchi, Rosa Isabel Fernandez Chimeno, Maria Julia Perez Baz, Francisco Romero Millan