Patents by Inventor Kevin Bugg
Kevin Bugg 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).
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Publication number: 20240008485Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein having a targeting sequence, exosporium protein, or exosporium protein fragment that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member and an enzyme having serine protease activity, wherein the enzyme having serine protease activity is from Bacillus firmus or is a variant of such enzyme. The present invention also provides a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member that expresses such fusion protein and exosporium fragments derived from such recombinant Bacillus cereus family member. Methods of using such recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for nematode control are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Damian CURTIS, Kevin BUGG
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Patent number: 11793196Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein having a targeting sequence, exosporium protein, or exosporium protein fragment that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member and an enzyme having serine protease activity, wherein the enzyme having serine protease activity is from Bacillus firmus or is a variant of such enzyme. The present invention also provides a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member that expresses such fusion protein and exosporium fragments derived from such recombinant Bacillus cereus family member. Methods of using such recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for nematode control are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Bayer CropScience LPInventors: Damian Curtis, Kevin Bugg
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Publication number: 20200296960Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein having a targeting sequence, exosporium protein, or exosporium protein fragment that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member and an enzyme having serine protease activity, wherein the enzyme having serine protease activity is from Bacillus firmus or is a variant of such enzyme. The present invention also provides a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member that expresses such fusion protein and exosporium fragments derived from such recombinant Bacillus cereus family member. Methods of using such recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for nematode control are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Damian CURTIS, Kevin BUGG
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Patent number: 10362786Abstract: Stable aqueous spore-containing chemical formulations having a low to medium viscosity profile are provided. The formulations comprise at least one spore in a mixture of water and at least one water miscible solvent, optionally at least one surfactant, optionally at least one stabilizer such as a metal salt, optionally at least one biocide, optionally at least one buffer, and optionally at least one chemical insecticide or fungicide or a mixture thereof. The formulations are particularly suitable as a seed coating and foliar spray. Methods of preparation as well as methods of treating a plant are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GMBHInventors: Chi-Yu Roy Chen, Kevin Bugg, Jennifer Riggs
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Publication number: 20170188585Abstract: Compositions are provided that improve overall plant vigor and yield by combining agriculturally effective amounts of at least one environmentally friendly biological control agent and at least one insect control agent and or fungicide. A composition of the present invention is particularly effective in the presence of plant parasitic nematode and fungal species. Along with a benefit of reducing insect pressure, the inventive composition enhances the root system of a plant and improves the establishment of the biological control agent within the rhizosphere, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. Use of a composition of the present invention leads to an overall reduction in crop losses caused by either plant parasitic nematodes or fungi and this reduction is much greater than would have been expected from application of either component alone. Methods for utilizing compositions of the present invention are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Wolfram ANDERSCH, Paul Hawen EVANS, Bernd SPRINGER, Kevin BUGG, Jennifer RIGGS, Chi-Yu Roy CHEN
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Patent number: 9596862Abstract: Compositions are provided that improve overall plant vigor and yield by combining agriculturally effective amounts of at least one environmentally friendly biological control agent and at least one insect control agent and or fungicide. A composition of the present invention is particularly effective in the presence of plant parasitic nematode and fungal species. Along with a benefit of reducing insect pressure, the inventive composition enhances the root system of a plant and improves the establishment of the biological control agent within the rhizosphere, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. Use of a composition of the present invention leads to an overall reduction in crop losses caused by either plant parasitic nematodes or fungi and this reduction is much greater than would have bean expected from application of either component alone. Methods for utilizing compositions of the present invention are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Paul Hawen Evans, Bernd Springer, Kevin Bugg, Jennifer Riggs, Chi-Yu Roy Chen
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Patent number: 9560852Abstract: Compositions are provided that improve overall plant vigor and yield by combining agriculturally effective amounts of at least one environmentally friendly biological control agent and at least one insect control agent and or fungicide. A composition of the present invention is particularly effective in the presence of plant parasitic nematode and fungal species. Along with a benefit of reducing insect pressure, the inventive composition enhances the root system of a plant and improves the establishment of the biological control agent within the rhizosphere, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. Use of a composition of the present invention leads to an overall reduction in crop losses caused by either plant parasitic nematodes or fungi and this reduction is much greater than would have been expected from application of either component alone. Methods for utilizing compositions of the present invention are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Paul Hawen Evans, Bernd Springer, Kevin Bugg, Jennifer Riggs, Chi-Yu Roy Chen
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Publication number: 20150125434Abstract: Compositions are provided that improve overall plant vigor and yield by combining agriculturally effective amounts of at least one environmentally friendly biological control agent and at least one insect control agent and or fungicide. A composition of the present invention is particularly effective in the presence of plant parasitic nematode and fungal species. Along with a benefit of reducing insect pressure, the inventive composition enhances the root system of a plant and improves the establishment of the biological control agent within the rhizosphere, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. Use of a composition of the present invention leads to an overall reduction in crop losses caused by either plant parasitic nematodes or fungi and this reduction is much greater than would have bean expected from application of either component alone. Methods for utilizing compositions of the present invention are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Wolfram ANDERSCH, Paul Hawen EVANS, Bernd SPRINGER, Kevin BUGG, Jennifer RIGGS, Chi-Yu Roy CHEN
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Patent number: 8865622Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of fluopyram and compositions comprising fluopyram for controlling nematodes in nematode resistant crops and/or increasing crop yield and to methods particularly useful for controlling nematodes and/or increasing crop yield in those crops.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Bill Striegel, Kevin Bugg, Steven Riniker, Nalini Desai, Candace Poutre
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Publication number: 20140056866Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of biological or chemical control agents with for controlling insects and nematodes and to methods particularly useful for combating insects or nematodes and/or increasing crop yield in plants that are at least partially resistant to one or more parasitic nematodes or insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Jennifer Riggs, Candace Poutre, Nalini Desai, Bill Striegel, Kevin Bugg, Steven Riniker, Carrie Russell, Julia Thissen Daum
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Publication number: 20130232645Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of fluopyram and compositions comprising fluopyram for controlling nematodes in nematode resistant crops and/or increasing crop yield and to methods particularly useful for controlling nematodes and/or increasing crop yield in those crops.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Bill Striegel, Kevin Bugg, Steven Riniker, Nalini Desai, Candace Poutre
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Publication number: 20110110906Abstract: Compositions are provided that improve overall plant vigor and yield by combining agriculturally effective amounts of at least one environmentally friendly biological control agent and at least one insect control agent and or fungicide. A composition of the present invention is particularly effective in the presence of plant parasitic nematode and fungal species. Along with a benefit of reducing insect pressure, the inventive composition enhances the root system of a plant and improves the establishment of the biological control agent within the rhizosphere, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. Use of a composition of the present invention leads to an overall reduction in crop losses caused by either plant parasitic nematodes or fungi and this reduction is much greater than would have been expected from application of either component alone. Methods for utilizing compositions of the present invention are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Bayer CropScience AGInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Paul Hawen Evans, Bernd Springer, Kevin Bugg, Jennifer Riggs, Chi-Yu Roy Chen
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Publication number: 20110033436Abstract: Stable aqueous spore-containing chemical formulations having a low to medium viscosity profile are provided. The formulations comprise at least one spore in a mixture of water and at least one water miscible solvent, optionally at least one surfactant, optionally at least one stabilizer such as a metal salt, optionally at least one biocide, optionally at least one buffer, and optionally at least one chemical insecticide or fungicide or a mixture thereof. The formulations are particularly suitable as a seed coating and foliar spray. Methods of preparation as well as methods of treating a plant are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Chi-Yu Roy Chen, Kevin Bugg, Jennifer Riggs