Patents by Inventor Lauren Jabusch

Lauren Jabusch 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).

  • Devices for studying plant-fungus interactions and for imaging plant roots
    Patent number: 11993764
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to the determination of ecological processes. In one aspect, a device includes a base and a substrate in contact with a first side of the base. The base defines a stem port. The substrate and the first side of the base define a chamber. The chamber includes a root chamber and a first nutrient chamber. The root chamber and the first nutrient chamber are separated by a first mesh having openings of about 1 micron to 300 microns. The device is operable to house a plant, with roots of the plant being in the root chamber, and a stem of the plant passing through the stem port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jens Heller, Lauren Jabusch, Peter Kim, Trent Northen, N. Louise Glass
  • DEVICES FOR STUDYING PLANT-FUNGUS INTERACTIONS AND FOR IMAGING PLANT ROOTS
    Publication number: 20200385663
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to the determination of ecological processes. In one aspect, a device includes a base and a substrate in contact with a first side of the base. The base defines a stem port. The substrate and the first side of the base define a chamber. The chamber includes a root chamber and a first nutrient chamber. The root chamber and the first nutrient chamber are separated by a first mesh having openings of about 1 micron to 300 microns. The device is operable to house a plant, with roots of the plant being in the root chamber, and a stem of the plant passing through the stem port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Jens Heller, Lauren Jabusch, Peter Kim, Trent Northen, N. Louise Glass