Patents by Inventor Gary E. Harman
Gary E. Harman 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).
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Publication number: 20190274311Abstract: The disclosure generally describes the discovery of a train of Trichoderma gamsii (NRRL B-50520) that has multiple capabilities for various uses in plant agriculture and development of systems for its use. This patent application compares its abilities to enhance plant agriculture for a number of applications with a number of other microbial agents and that are contained within useful formulations. While other strains or mixtures have abilities to confer one trait or another, this strain appears to be uniquely versatile in its capabilities. It can be used in conventional or organic agriculture for the promotion of plant growth and increase in crop yields when applied topically as a foliar spray or as a seed coating. The highly active products also are expected to increase plant productivity and improve quality of fruits, vegetables, flowers or other plant products.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Gary E. Harman, Molly Cadle-Davidson, Walid Nosir
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Patent number: 9249061Abstract: The present invention relates to a fertilizer comprising at least one microbe selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma viride (NRRL B-50520), Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (NRRL B-50521), Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (NRRL B-50522), and combinations thereof, and a substrate which is acted upon by the at least one microbe to release nitrogen. The invention also relates to a fertilizer comprising at least one microbe selected from a keratin degrading microorganism and a keratin substrate which is acted upon by the at least one microbe to release nitrogen. The invention further relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants with the fertilizer, and methods of making a fertilizer. The invention further relates to an isolated Trichoderma viride strain (NRRL B-50520) and two isolated Scopulariopsis brevicaulis strains (NRRL B-50521, NRRL B-50522).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Cornell UniversityInventors: Gary E. Harman, Xingen Lei
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Patent number: 9206088Abstract: The present invention provides a plant propagation medium, the improvement comprising a manure having a moisture content of 10 to 35 wt % with a salt level sufficient to achieve a conductivity of less than 0.35 dS/m. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a manure product and the manure product itself.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Cornell UniversityInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Patent number: 9090884Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of viable microorganisms in a water insoluble, water-absorbent substance and methods of producing formulations of viable microorganisms. Also disclosed is a method of treating plants and/or plant seeds with the formulations of the present application.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: Advanced Biological Marketing Incorporated, Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Gary E. Harman, Daniel B. Custis
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Publication number: 20150157027Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition that involves a dextrin and one or more plant treatment agents. In this composition, the dextrin and one or more plant treatment agents interact such that some of the dextrin sequesters the one or more plant treatment agents, some of the dextrin is attached to the one or more plant treatment agents, and some of the dextrin is mixed with, but unattached to, the one or more plant treatment agents. The present invention also relates to a method that involves providing a dextrin and providing one or more plant treatment agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventor: Gary E. Harman
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Patent number: 8968692Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing sulfur from a gaseous or liquid mixture. This method involves contacting the gaseous or liquid mixture with an iron-enriched matrix under conditions effective to remove sulfur from the mixture through adsorption of the sulfur to the matrix. The iron-enriched matrix used in this method is a lignocellulosic material that is enriched with iron. The present invention also relates to a system, composition, and plant fertilizer that contain the iron-enriched matrix. Methods of making the composition and preparing a plant fertilizer are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Cornell UniversityInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Publication number: 20140356858Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for applying a biological tag to a product and detection of the biological tag on the product by another. The compositions and methods are useful for tracing the provenance of a product, such as a food product or an agricultural product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Advanced Biological Marketing, Inc.Inventor: Gary E. HARMAN
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Patent number: 8877480Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants which comprises contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth, where the Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Cornell UniversityInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Patent number: 8877481Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants which comprises contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth, where the Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Cornell UniversityInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Publication number: 20140323297Abstract: The present invention relates to a fertilizer comprising at least one microbe selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma viride (NRRL B-50520), Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (NRRL B-50521), Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (NRRL B-50522), and combinations thereof, and a substrate which is acted upon by the at least one microbe to release nitrogen. The invention also relates to a fertilizer comprising at least one microbe selected from a keratin degrading microorganism and a keratin substrate which is acted upon by the at least one microbe to release nitrogen. The invention further relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants with the fertilizer, and methods of making a fertilizer. The invention further relates to an isolated Trichoderma viride strain (NRRL B-50520) and two isolated Scopulariopsis brevicaulis strains (NRRL B-50521, NRRL B-50522).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Gary E. Harman, Xingen Lei
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Publication number: 20140201870Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants which comprises contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth, where the Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITYInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Publication number: 20140201869Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants which comprises contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth, where the Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITYInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Patent number: 8716001Abstract: A method for enhancing growth of plants comprising contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth. The Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11 Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof. Methods of enhancing resistance of plants to abiotic stress, increasing nitrogen use efficacy in plants, reducing nitrous oxide emissions in air, reducing leaching of nitrates into soil and water, and enhancing sequestration of carbon from air are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Cornell UniversityInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Publication number: 20130055635Abstract: The present invention provides a plant propagation medium, the improvement comprising a manure having a moisture content of 10 to 35 wt % with a salt level sufficient to achieve a conductivity of less than 0.35 dS/m. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a manure product and the manure product itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventor: Gary E. Harman
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Publication number: 20120096598Abstract: A method for enhancing growth of plants comprising contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth. The Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11 Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof. Methods of enhancing resistance of plants to abiotic stress, increasing nitrogen use efficacy in plants, reducing nitrous oxide emissions in air, reducing leaching of nitrates into soil and water, and enhancing sequestration of carbon from air are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITYInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Publication number: 20110197640Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing sulfur from a gaseous or liquid mixture. This method involves contacting the gaseous or liquid mixture with an iron-enriched matrix under conditions effective to remove sulfur from the mixture through adsorption of the sulfur to the matrix. The iron-enriched matrix used in this method is a lignocellulosic material that is enriched with iron. The present invention also relates to a system, composition, and plant fertilizer that contain the iron-enriched matrix. Methods of making the composition and preparing a plant fertilizer are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITYInventor: Gary E. Harman
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Patent number: 7883625Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing oil from water or a solid surface. This involves contacting the water or the solid surface with a substance in the form of a sheet and having a high humate level under conditions effective for the substance to absorb oil from the water or the solid surface. The substance, having absorbed oil, is then recovered from the water or solid surface. In an alternative embodiment this method can be carried out where the substance is manure which may or may not be in the form of a sheet.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Terrenew, LLCInventors: Gary E. Harman, Terry D. Spittler, Steven F. Nielsen, Bryan P. Thomas
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Publication number: 20110027232Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of viable microorganisms in a water insoluble, water-absorbent substance and methods of producing formulations of viable microorganisms. Also disclosed is a method of treating plants and/or plant seeds with the formulations of the present application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2006Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicants: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Advanced Biological Marketing IncorporatedInventors: Gary E. Harman, Daniel B. Custis
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Publication number: 20090200241Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing oil from water or a solid surface. This involves contacting the water or the solid surface with a substance in the form of a sheet and having a high humate level under conditions effective for the substance to absorb oil from the water or the solid surface. The substance, having absorbed oil, is then recovered from the water or solid surface. In an alternative embodiment this method can be carried out where the substance is manure which may or may not be in the form of a sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2006Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: TERRENEW , LLCInventors: Gary E. Harman, Terry D. Spittler, Steven F. Nielsen, Bryan P. Thomas
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Publication number: 20080277351Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of removing heavy or precious metal ions from an aqueous liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Gary E. Harman, Terry D. Spittler