Patents by Inventor Joe A. Riley

Joe A. Riley 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).

  • Biological control of wild poinsettia and other weedy spurges with a fungal pathogen
    Patent number: 4871386
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns a novel bioherbicide and its use to control major weeds found in many fields in the United States. Specifically, Alternaria euphorbiicola Simmons and Engelhard, having the identifying characteristics of culture deposit NRRL 18227, in an agricultural composition, can be used to effectively control wild poinsettia and weedy spurges. Further, Alternaria euphorbiicola Simmons and Engelhard, having the idenfifying characteristics of deposit NRRL 18227, in a mixture with Alternaria cassiae, can be used to control wild poinsettia and weedy spurges and other undesired vegetation, such as sicklepod, showy crotalaria, and coffee senna. Further, the bioherbicide of the invention can be mixed with a chemical herbicide to increase weed control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Mycogen Corporation
    Inventor: Joe A. Riley
  • Biological control of wild poinsettia and other weedy spurges with a fungal pathogen
    Patent number: 4755208
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns a novel bioherbicide and its use to control major weeds found in many fields in the United States. Specifically, Alternaria euphorbiicola Simmons & Engelhard, having the identifying characteristics of deposit NRRL 18056, in an agricultural composition, can be used to effectively control wild poinsettia and weedy spurges. Further, Alternaria euphorbiicola Simmons & Engelhard, having the identifying characteristics of deposit NRRL 18056, in a mixture with Alternaria cassiae can be used to control wild poinsettia and weedy spurges and other undesired vegetation, such as sicklepod, showy crotalaria and coffee senna. Further, the bioherbicide of the invention can be mixed with a chemical herbicide to increase weed control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Mycogen Corporation
    Inventors: Joe A. Riley, Harrell L. Walker