Patents by Inventor Kevin Hammill

Kevin Hammill 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).

  • Compositions and Methods for Agri-Inputs and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20260308077
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising chitosan and at least 1% (w/v) nitrogen. In certain cases, at least 50% of the nitrogen is in chemical form of amine and/or nitrate and/or ammonia. Also disclosed herein are methods of producing chitosan nanoparticles by dissolving chitosan in acidic water, where the water is made acidic by an acid selected from the group of acetic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and combinations thereof; and forming nanoparticles from the dissolved chitosan. Further disclosed is the treatment of plants or plant parts with the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Inventors: Ramesh Raliya, Yuan Cheng, Prakash Mal, Anthony DiMeglio, Kevin Hammill, . Mahender
  • Methods and compositions for improving plant traits
    Patent number: 12686650
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating and utilizing a bacterial composition that comprises at least one genetically engineered bacterial strain that fixes atmospheric nitrogen in an agricultural system that has been fertilized with more than 20 lbs of Nitrogen per acre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Pivot Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: Karsten Temme, Alvin Tamsir, Sarah Bloch, Rosemary Clark, Emily Tung, Kevin Hammill, Douglas Higgins, Austin Davis-Richardson
  • Methods and compositions for improving plant traits
    Patent number: 11565979
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating and utilizing a bacterial composition that comprises at least one genetically engineered bacterial strain that fixes atmospheric nitrogen in an agricultural system that has been fertilized with more than 20 lbs of Nitrogen per acre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Pivot Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: Karsten Temme, Alvin Tamsir, Sarah Bloch, Rosemary Clark, Emily Tung, Kevin Hammill, Douglas Higgins, Austin Davis-Richardson
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING PLANT TRAITS
    Publication number: 20210009483
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating and utilizing a bacterial composition that comprises at least one genetically engineered bacterial strain that fixes atmospheric nitrogen in an agricultural system that has been fertilized with more than 20 lbs of Nitrogen per acre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Karsten Temme, Alvin Tamsir, Sarah Bloch, Rosemary Clark, Emily Tung, Kevin Hammill, Douglas Higgins, Austin Davis-Richardson
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING PLANT TRAITS
    Publication number: 20190144352
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating and utilizing a bacterial composition that comprises at least one genetically engineered bacterial strain that fixes atmospheric nitrogen in an agricultural system that has been fertilized with more than 20 lbs of Nitrogen per acre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Karsten Temme, Alvin Tamsir, Sarah Bloch, Rosemary Clark, Emily Tung, Kevin Hammill, Douglas Higgins, Austin Davis-Richardson
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING PLANT TRAITS
    Publication number: 20190039964
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating and utilizing a bacterial composition that comprises at least one genetically engineered bacterial strain that fixes atmospheric nitrogen in an agricultural system that has been fertilized with more than 20 lbs of Nitrogen per acre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Karsten Temme, Alvin Tamsir, Sarah Bloch, Rosemary Clark, Emily Tung, Kevin Hammill, Douglas Higgins, Austin Davis-Richardson