Patents by Inventor Inmaculada Vinas Almenar

Inmaculada Vinas Almenar 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).

  • Strain of the yeast Candida sake (saito and ota) van uden and buckley and its use as a biological control agent for post-harvest funga l diseases in fruits
    Patent number: 5843434
    Abstract: A new strain of the yeast Candida sake (Saito and Ota) van Uden and Buckley and its properties are described. This new strain was deposited with number CECT-10817. Rotting of fruit caused by at least one pathogenic fungi, particularly Botrytis cinera, Penicillium expansum or Rhizopus nigricans, after or before harvesting, can be prevented by treating the fruit with an aqueous dispersion of this new strain of Candida sake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Sipcam Inagra, S.A.
    Inventors: Inmaculada Vinas Almenar, Josep Usall I Rodie, Neus Teixido I Espasa, Vicente Sanchis Almenar