Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Smathers

Jeffrey W. Smathers 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).

  • HYBRID MUSHROOM STRAIN J9277 AND ITS DESCENDANTS
    Publication number: 20120167256
    Abstract: A novel hybrid fungus culture, designated J9277, of the mushroom species Agaricus bisporus produces crops of mushrooms having white, rounded, thick-fleshed caps and proportionally long stems in a relatively short interval of time. Diverse additional strains can be developed from J9277 by various means including somatic and tissue culture selection, basidiospore selection, and hybridization to other strains of Agaricus bisporus, and the resulting derivative strains can be screened for desirable commercial characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Richard W. Kerrigan, Jeffrey W. Smathers, Mark P. Wach
  • Hybrid mushroom strain J9277 and its descendants
    Patent number: 8084244
    Abstract: A novel hybrid fungus culture, designated J9277, of the mushroom species Agaricus bisporus produces crops of mushrooms having white, rounded, thick-fleshed caps and proportionally long stems in a relatively short interval of time. Diverse additional strains can be developed from J9277 by various means including somatic and tissue culture selection, basidiospore selection, and hybridization to other strains of Agaricus bisporus, and the resulting derivative strains can be screened for desirable commercial characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Sylvan America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Kerrigan, Jeffrey W. Smathers, Mark P. Wach
  • Hybrid mushroom strain J9277 and its descendants
    Publication number: 20080182321
    Abstract: A novel hybrid fungus culture, designated J9277, of the mushroom species Agaricus bisporus produces crops of mushrooms having white, rounded, thick-fleshed caps and proportionally long stems in a relatively short interval of time. Diverse additional strains can be developed from J9277 by various means including somatic and tissue culture selection, basidiospore selection, and hybridization to other strains of Agaricus bisporus, and the resulting derivative strains can be screened for desirable commercial characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Richard W. Kerrigan, Jeffrey W. Smathers, Mark P. Wach