Patents by Inventor Ellen Davis

Ellen Davis 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING A COMBINATION SILAGE INOCULANT
    Publication number: 20140186929
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for the production of biogas from forage are provided. Compositions comprise a combination microbial inoculant, silage produced from forage inoculated with the combination microbial inoculant, and biogas produced from the silage. Various methods are provided for increasing biogas production and decreasing dry matter loss by inoculating forage with a combination inoculant. In certain embodiments, inoculating forage with specific combinations of bacterial strains results in a synergistic decrease in dry matter loss and a synergistic increase in biogas production. In other embodiments, inoculating a biomass composition comprising silage and sludge with specific combinations of bacterial strains results in a synergistic increase in biogas production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Ellen Davis, Keith Mertz, Terry Parrott, Barbara G. Ruser, William Rutherford, Brenda Smiley, Annette Spielbauer, Ardean Veldkamp