Patents by Inventor Nancy Ann Baum

Nancy Ann Baum 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).

  • Streptomyces strain with insecticidal activity and method of using as an insecticide
    Patent number: 6682925
    Abstract: A novel strain of Streptomyces galbus that produces metabolites and exhibits pesticidal activity is disclosed. In addition, a supernatant of the novel strain with pesticidal activity is disclosed. An ethyl acetate-soluble, small molecular weight, alkali stable, metabolite produced by the novel strain Streptomyces galbus with pesticidal activity against lepidopteran insects is provided. Also included are methods for fermenting the novel strain of Streptomyces galbus and increasing the bioactivity of the pesticidal activity. Also included are methods for protecting or treating plants from caterpillars comprising the step of applying to a plant an effective amount of the novel Streptomyces galbus strain, the metabolites produced by the strain, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: AgraQuest, Inc.
    Inventors: Lori Jo Lehman, Jimmy Ensio Orjala, Denise Carol Manker, Desmond Rito Jimenez, Nancy Ann Baum, Pamela Gail Marrone