Patents by Inventor Erin E. IRISH

Erin E. IRISH 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).

  • Compounds and methods for improving plant growth and crop yield
    Patent number: 12016336
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, and X+ have any of the values described in the specification. The compounds are useful to increase plant growth and/or to increase harvest yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Justin M. Carter, Eric M. Brown, Nimesh Ranasinghe, Arjun Paudel, Erin E. Irish
  • METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH AND CROP YIELD BY USING COMPOUNDS OF TRISULPHIDE OR TETRASULPHIDE
    Publication number: 20230397605
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the growth of a plant or the harvest yield of a plant comprising, contacting the plant with a trisulfide or a tetrasulfide. The methods of the invention may conveniently be employed in indoor growth facilities or in conjunction with a hydroponic growth system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ned B. BOWDEN, Erin E. IRISH, Aliasgar SALEM, Justin M. CARTER, Eric M. BROWN
  • DITHIOPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVES AS HYDROGEN SULFIDE RELEASE CHEMICALS FOR IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH AND CROP YIELD
    Publication number: 20230263164
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein X, Y Z, R1, R2, and X+ have any of the values described in the specification. The compounds are useful to increase plant growth and/or to increase harvest yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Justin M. CARTER, Eric M. BROWN, Nimesh RANASINGHE, Arjun PAUDEL, Erin E. IRISH
  • COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH AND CROP YIELD
    Publication number: 20230225326
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein X, Y, Z, R?, R2, and X+ have any of the values described in the specification. The compounds are useful to increase plant growth and/or to increase harvest yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Justin M. CARTER, Eric M. BROWN, Nimesh RANASINGHE, Arjun PAUDEL, Erin E. IRISH