Patents by Inventor Ivan F. Acosta

Ivan F. Acosta 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).

  • Methods for Controlling Flower Development in Plants
    Publication number: 20160264979
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling the sexuality of a plant comprising treating the plant with a composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of jasmonic acid, a jasmonic acid derivative, and a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen L. Dellaporta, Ivan F. Acosta
  • Methods for controlling flower development in plants
    Patent number: 9258998
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling the sexuality of a plant comprising treating the plant with a composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of jasmonic acid, a jasmonic acid derivative, and a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Stephen L. Dellaporta, Ivan F. Acosta
  • Methods for Controlling Flower Development in Plants
    Publication number: 20120010077
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling the sexuality of a plant comprising treating the plant with a composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of jasmonic acid, a jasmonic acid derivative, and a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen L. Dellaporta, Ivan F. Acosta