Patents by Inventor Lynn M. Jacobson

Lynn M. Jacobson 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).

  • Bacillus cereus strain DGA34
    Patent number: 5736382
    Abstract: A novel strain of Bacillus cereus, designated DGA34, has been isolated from the environment. The strain DGA34 is one of a number of B. cereus strains which are useful as biocontrol agents to combat fungal damping off disease in field crop plants, in part because of their production of the antibiotic zwittermicin A. Strain DGA34 has exhibited the best performance among a large number of natural isolates in producing the highest titer of zwittermicin A production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Lynn M. Jacobson, Eric V. Stabb
  • Bacillus cereus strain MS1-9, ATCC 55812
    Patent number: 5700462
    Abstract: A novel strain of Bacillus cereus, designated MS1-9, has been isolated from the environment. The strain MS1-9, ATCC 55812, is one of a number of B. cereus strains which are useful as biocontrol agents to combat fungal damping off disease in field crop plants, and strain MS1-9 has exhibited good performance under high disease pressure among a large number of natural isolates in fostering the emergence and growth of alfalfa plants under normal field conditions in the upper midwestern U.S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Eric V. Stabb, Lynn M. Jacobson, Robert M. Goodman, David W. Johnson, Kevin P. Smith
  • Bacillus cereus strain AS4-12
    Patent number: 5552138
    Abstract: A novel strain of Bacillus cereus, designated AS4-12, has been isolated from the environment. The strain AS4-12 is one of a number of B. cereus strains which are useful as biocontrol agents to combat fungal damping off disease in field crop plants, and strain AS4-12 has exhibited the best performance among a large number of natural isolates in fostering the emergence and growth of alfalfa plants under normal field conditions in the upper midwestern U.S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Lynn M. Jacobson, David W. Johnson, Kevin P. Smith, Robert M. Goodman, Eric V. Stabb