Patents by Inventor Eric Geraud

Eric Geraud 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).

  • Hopanoids producing bacteria and related biofertilizers, compositions, methods and systems
    Patent number: 10131585
    Abstract: Hopanoids, hopanoids-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and related formulations, systems and methods are described herein. In particular, hopanoids alone or in combination with hopanoid-producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria can be used as biofertilizer to stimulate plant growth and yield with enhanced tolerance to diverse stresses found in plant-microbe symbiotic microenvironments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dianne K. Newman, Gargi Kulkarni, Brittany Jo Belin, Eric Geraud, Antonio Molinaro, Alba Silipo