Patents by Inventor Jos Raaijmakers

Jos Raaijmakers 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).

  • Biocontrol organism
    Patent number: 11530383
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to improve the health and vigor, including enhancement of the growth of plants, including important crop plants. In particular, the present invention provides methods of treating or preventing a rhizogenic or tumorigenic plant disease caused by bacteria, comprising administering to the plant an effective amount of at least one isolated Paenibacillus strain or of an extract of at least one isolated Paenibacillus strain, wherein said at least one Paenibacillus strain comprises a 16S rRNA sequence with at least 93% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, NEDERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY (NIOO-KNAW), SCIENTIA TERRAE VZW, PROEFSTATION GROENTETEELT, PROEFCENTRUM HOOGSTRATEN
    Inventors: Lien Bosmans, Bart Lievens, Hans Rediers, Jos Raaijmakers, Irene De Bruijn
  • BIOCONTROL ORGANISM
    Publication number: 20190357541
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to improve the health and vigor, including enhancement of the growth of plants, including important crop plants. In particular, the present invention provides methods of treating or preventing a rhizogenic or tumorigenic plant disease caused by bacteria, comprising administering to the plant an effective amount of at least one isolated Paenibacillus strain or of an extract of at least one isolated Paenibacillus strain, wherein said at least one Paenibacillus strain comprises a 16S rRNA sequence with at least 93% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Lien Bosmans, Bart Lievens, Hans Rediers, Jos Raaijmakers, Irene De Bruijn