Patents by Inventor P. Lawrence Pusey

P. Lawrence Pusey 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).

  • Control of fire blight on pome fruit trees with Erwinia herbicola
    Patent number: 5919446
    Abstract: A biologically pure culture of Erwinia herbicola NRRLB-21856 is described which is highly effective as a biological control agent against Erwinia amylovora, the cause of fire blight, the destructive disease of apples and pears. The invention also encompasses methods of biologically controlling fire blight disease using the bacterium of the invention, and agricultural compositions which incorporate the strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: P. Lawrence Pusey
  • Biological control of fruit rot
    Patent number: 5047239
    Abstract: Preharvest peaches, postharvest apples and postharvest grapes are coated with Bacillus subtilis B-3 to inhibit growth of brown rot, gray mold rot and bitter rot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: P. Lawrence Pusey