Patents by Inventor Michael R. Bohnert

Michael R. Bohnert 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).

  • Patent number: 9167752
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for inoculating a plurality of plants. In various embodiments, an exemplary method includes spraying a plurality of plants with an inoculum utilizing an automated inoculum spraying subsystem of a mobile inoculation system. The method additionally includes spraying the plurality of plants with a grit medium utilizing an automated grit blasting subsystem of the mobile inoculation system. Spraying the plants with the grit medium inflicts a plurality of wounds to the tissue of the plants on a plurality of surfaces of the plants. The wounds inflicted by the grit medium allow the inoculum to be absorbed into the plants to inoculate the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Hartsook, Michael R. Bohnert, David J. Baitinger, Ana Paula da Silva Dias, Travis J. Frey
  • Publication number: 20150101243
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for inoculating a plurality of plants. In various embodiments, an exemplary method includes spraying a plurality of plants with an inoculum utilizing an automated inoculum spraying subsystem of a mobile inoculation system. The method additionally includes spraying the plurality of plants with a grit medium utilizing an automated grit blasting subsystem of the mobile inoculation system. Spraying the plants with the grit medium inflicts a plurality of wounds to the tissue of the plants on a plurality of surfaces of the plants. The wounds inflicted by the grit medium allow the inoculum to be absorbed into the plants to inoculate the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Hartsook, Michael R. Bohnert, David J. Baitinger, Ana Paula da Silva Dias, Travis J. Frey
  • Patent number: 8943746
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for inoculating a plurality of plants. In various embodiments, an exemplary method includes spraying a plurality of plants with an inoculum utilizing an automated inoculum spraying subsystem of a mobile inoculation system. The method additionally includes spraying the plurality of plants with a grit medium utilizing an automated grit blasting subsystem of the mobile inoculation system. Spraying the plants with the grit medium inflicts a plurality of wounds to the tissue of the plants on a plurality of surfaces of the plants. The wounds inflicted by the grit medium allow the inoculum to be absorbed into the plants to inoculate the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Hartsook, Michael R. Bohnert, David J. Baitinger, Ana Paula da Silva Dias, Travis J. Frey
  • Publication number: 20130047500
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for inoculating a plurality of plants. In various embodiments, an exemplary method includes spraying a plurality of plants with an inoculum utilizing an automated inoculum spraying subsystem of a mobile inoculation system. The method additionally includes spraying the plurality of plants with a grit medium utilizing an automated grit blasting subsystem of the mobile inoculation system. Spraying the plants with the grit medium inflicts a plurality of wounds to the tissue of the plants on a plurality of surfaces of the plants. The wounds inflicted by the grit medium allow the inoculum to be absorbed into the plants to inoculate the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Hartsook, Michael R. Bohnert, David J Baitinger, Ana Paula da Silva Dias, Travis J. Frey