Patents by Inventor Margaret Lyn

Margaret Lyn 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).

  • Water dispersible formulation for delivery of biocontrol fungi to reduce aflatoxin
    Patent number: 9011891
    Abstract: A formulation containing conidia of non-toxigenic strains of fungi is a useful biocontrol agent for preventing toxin contamination in agricultural commodities, especially those for human and animal consumption such as peanuts, corn, cotton and tree nuts. The formulation of the invention is a water dispersible granule formulation suitable for spraying and includes non-toxigenic and/or non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains capable of inhibiting growth of fungi which produce aflatoxin and further capable of suppressing production of aflatoxin by the toxigenic fungi. A method of preparing the formulation is shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Margaret Lyn, Hamed K. Abbas, Robert Zablotowicz
  • Water Dispersible Formulation for Delivery of Biocontrol Fungi to Reduce Aflatoxin
    Publication number: 20090060965
    Abstract: A formulation containing conidia of non-toxigenic strains of fungi is a useful biocontrol agent for preventing toxin contamination in agricultural commodities, especially those for human and animal consumption such as peanuts, corn, cotton and tree nuts. The formulation of the invention is a water dispersible granule formulation suitable for spraying and includes non-toxigenic and/or non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains capable of inhibiting growth of fungi which produce aflatoxin and further capable of suppressing production of aflatoxin by the toxigenic fungi. A method of preparing the formulation is shown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Margaret Lyn, Hamed K. Abbas, Robert Zablotowicz