Patents by Inventor Lynn Wunderlich

Lynn Wunderlich 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).

  • Biological control of damping off and root rot and inoculum preparation therefor
    Patent number: 4877738
    Abstract: The invention includes substantially pure cultures of ATCC 53522 and mutants thereof effective in protecting plants from damping off the root rot as determinable by a defined plant protection assay. The invention further includes a protecting toxin produced by the bacteria just referred to. A seed inoculum includes an effective quantity of the bacteria or the toxin in a carrier. A method for protecting plants from damping off and root rot includes placing an effective quantity of the bacteria or toxin in the immediate vicinity of a plant to be protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Ellen H. Mester, Lynn Wunderlich