Patents by Inventor KELLY CRAVEN

KELLY CRAVEN 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).

  • GRASS FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120144533
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated fungal endophytes and synthetic combinations thereof with host grass plants. Methods for inoculating grass plant with the endophytes, for propagating the grass-endophyte combinations, and for producing feeds and biofuels from grass-endophyte combinations are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: KELLY CRAVEN
  • ENHANCEMENT OF BIOMASS AND PRODUCTIVITY IN GRASSES
    Publication number: 20100024076
    Abstract: The invention provides a synthetic combination of a Sebacina vermifera endophyte and a host grass plant, wherein the endophyte reproduces asexually and enhances the agronomic characteristics of the host plant. Methods for inoculating the host plant with the endophyte, for propagating the host-endophyte combination, and for detecting the presence of the endophyte and of its metabolites within a host plant are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: KELLY CRAVEN