Patents by Inventor Jeng-Leun Mau

Jeng-Leun Mau 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).

  • Use of 10-oxo-trans-8-decenoic acid in mushroom cultivation
    Patent number: 5681738
    Abstract: Provided is a method for the use of 10-oxo-trans-8-decenoic acid (ODA) as a fungal growth hormone to stimulate mycelial growth of cultivated mushrooms. A species of cultivated mushroom is selected and grown in a solid or liquid growth medium which has been supplemented with ODA to a concentration of 10.sup.-7 M to about 10.sup.-4 M. After culturing the mushroom the mycelium of cultivated mushroom is harvested. In addition to a method of using ODA, a method for the hormonal stimulation of fruiting in cultivated mushrooms is also disclosed. The ODA in this method is added to the casing layer of the compost which is mixed with mushroom spawn. Further, the ODA is added to the casing layer in aqueous solution after casing the compost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Robert B. Beelman, Gregory R. Ziegler, Jeng-Leun Mau