Patents by Inventor David J Baitinger

David J Baitinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20130047500
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for inoculating a plurality of plants. In various embodiments, an exemplary method includes spraying a plurality of plants with an inoculum utilizing an automated inoculum spraying subsystem of a mobile inoculation system. The method additionally includes spraying the plurality of plants with a grit medium utilizing an automated grit blasting subsystem of the mobile inoculation system. Spraying the plants with the grit medium inflicts a plurality of wounds to the tissue of the plants on a plurality of surfaces of the plants. The wounds inflicted by the grit medium allow the inoculum to be absorbed into the plants to inoculate the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Hartsook, Michael R. Bohnert, David J Baitinger, Ana Paula da Silva Dias, Travis J. Frey