Patents by Inventor Michael E. Stanghellini

Michael E. Stanghellini 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).

  • Microbially produced rhamnolipids (biosurfactants) for the control of plant pathogenic zoosporic fungi
    Patent number: 5767090
    Abstract: Disclosed is the use of biosurfactants as biological control products. In particular, rhamnolipid biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas spp. were demonstrated to rapidly kill zoospores by rupturing the plasma membrane of three representative zoosporic plant pathogenic microorganisms: Pythium aphanidernatum, Plasmopara lactucae-radicis, and Phytophthora capsici.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, on behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Michael E. Stanghellini, Raina Margaret Miller, Scott Lynn Rasmussen, Do Hoon Kim, Yimin Zhang