Patents by Inventor Mark Christopher Mescher

Mark Christopher Mescher 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).

  • MANIPULATION OF LIGHT SPECTRAL QUALITY TO REDUCE PARASITISM BY CUSCUTA AND OTHER PLANT PARASITES
    Publication number: 20160021830
    Abstract: The invention employs the use of light spectral manipulation as a defense method against parasitic plants in the genus Cuscuta. According to the invention, the manipulation of light spectra is employed to present a ratio of red light (650-670 nm) to far red light (710-740 nm) that is higher than natural sunlight. The manipulation can be passive, such as the use of photoselective film, or active, such as use of a lighting control mechanism within a plant cultivation house growth for delivering appropriate irradiation spectra to crops, such as the use of light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Beth Irwin Johnson, Mark Christopher Mescher, Consuelo Moreira De Moraes