Patents by Inventor Karim M. Farag

Karim M. Farag 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).

  • Plant and fruit treatment with lysophosphatidylethanolamine
    Patent number: 5126155
    Abstract: Phospholipids in general, and lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE) in particular, have been found to be effective agents to enhance the ripening and storage characteristics of fruit, whether applied pre- or post- harvest. LPE both enhances ethylene production in fruit and decreases respiration so as to maintain the fruit firmer for longer. Similar effects occur in leaves and other green plant tissue. Other lysophospholipids and phospholipids with ethanolamine appear to have similar effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jiwan P. Palta, Karim M. Farag
  • Plant and fruit treatment with lysophosphatidylethanolamine
    Patent number: 5110341
    Abstract: Phospholipids in general, and lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE) in particular, have been found to be effective agents to enhance the ripening and storage characteristics of fruit, whether applied pre- or post-harvest. LPE both enhances ethylene production in fruit and decreases respiration so as to maintain the fruit firmer for longer. Similar effects occur in leaves and other green plant tissue. Other lysophospholipids and phospholipids with ethanolamine appear to have similar effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jiwan P. Palta, Karim M. Farag