Patents by Inventor Maria Cristina Pagani

Maria Cristina Pagani 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).

  • Method for Increasing the Number of Seedlings Per Number of Sowed Grains of Seed
    Publication number: 20110162268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the number of seedlings per number of sowed grains of seed comprising a) treating seed with a pesticide and an aqueous compositions comprising a polymer selected from vinylidene chloride copolymer or chitosan; and b) drying said treated seed. The present invention further relates to the use of a polymer selected from vinylidene chloride copolymer or chitosan for increasing the number of seedlings per number of sowed grains of seed, wherein the seed has been treated with a pesticide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Don Craig Lindholm, Maria Cristina Pagani, Leo D. Charvat, Hendrik Leonard Ypema, Larry J. Newson, Kelly Liberator
  • Strobilurins for Increasing the Resistance of Plants to Abiotic Stress
    Publication number: 20100173900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the resistance of a plant or of a plant's seed to abiotic stress which method comprises treating the seed from which the plant is to grow with at least one strobilurin. The invention further relates to the use of at least one strobilurin for increasing the resistance of a plant or of a plant's seed to abiotic stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Harald Koehle, James Gaffney, Thomas J. Holt, Hendrik Leonard Ypema, Maria Cristina Pagani