Patents by Inventor Jonathan RAINS

Jonathan RAINS 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).

  • METAL COMPLEXES FOR PROMOTING GROWTH IN A PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISM
    Publication number: 20250359553
    Abstract: A method of promoting growth in a photosynthetic organism comprising treating the photosynthetic organism with a metal complex or a precursor thereof, wherein the metal complex comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe), and a ligand, which is a bidentate or tridentate ligand. Metal complexes and their ligands are also describe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Laura BARTER, Nicholas Long, Jonathan Rains, Rudiger Woscholski
  • Metal complexes for promoting growth in a photosynthetic organism
    Patent number: 12402627
    Abstract: A method of promoting growth in a photosynthetic organism comprising treating the photosynthetic organism with a metal complex or a precursor thereof, wherein the metal complex comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe), and a ligand, which is a bidentate or tridentate ligand. Metal complexes and their ligands are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Laura Barter, Nicholas Long, Jonathan Rains, Rudiger Woscholski
  • METAL COMPLEXES FOR PROMOTING GROWTH IN A PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISM
    Publication number: 20210400980
    Abstract: A method of promoting growth in a photosynthetic organism comprising treating the photosynthetic organism with a metal complex or a precursor thereof, wherein the metal complex comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe), and a ligand, which is a bidentate or tridentate ligand. Metal complexes and their ligands are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Laura BARTER, Nicholas LONG, Jonathan RAINS, Rudiger WOSCHOLSKI