Patents by Inventor Paul Silverman

Paul Silverman 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).

  • Methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and yield in plants
    Patent number: 10806097
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving drought stress tolerance in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of growth in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Srirama Krishna Reddy, Kimberly A. Falco, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci A. Surpin, Dale O. Wilson, Derek D. Woolard
  • Thidiazuron mixtures and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10757943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thidiazuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Derek D. Woolard, Franklin Paul Silverman, Zhengyu Huang, Robert Fritts, Benjamin A. Belkind, Peter D. Petracek
  • METHODS TO INCREASE SILAGE QUALITY IN CROPS
    Publication number: 20200187527
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for increasing the quality of crop plant silage that are consumed by milk and meat-producing animals. The methods involve the following steps: 1) treating plants with a gibberellin; 2) producing silage from the plants treated according to step 1); and 3) feeding silage produced according to step 2) to milk and/or meat-producing animals. Applicants' methods result in higher quality meat from the meat-producing animals and increased milk from the milk-producing animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Roger Kaiser, Paul Silverman, Jim Wargo
  • 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid formulations
    Patent number: 10517299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid formulations and methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Parvesh Sharma, Mitsuhiro Sasakawa, Franklin Paul Silverman, Benjamin A. Belkind
  • FORCHLORFENURON MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190261629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to forchlorfenuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Robert Erwin Fritts, JR., Derek D. Woolard, Marci Ann Surpin, Steve McArtney
  • Methods to Increase Corn Growth
    Publication number: 20190223443
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for improving corn growth comprising applying an effective amount of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid to the corn plant, wherein the weight ratio of GA3:ABA is from about 10:1 to about 14:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Falco, Franklin Paul Silverman, Dale O. Wilson, JR., Derek D. Woolard, Peter D. Petracek
  • (S)-abscisic acid derivatives for improving plant stress tolerance
    Patent number: 10314307
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of crop plants with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to improve the plants' environmental stress tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Gary T. Wang, Kimberly Ann Falco, Derek D. Woolard, Dale O. Wilson, Jr., Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • METHODS OF IMPROVING STRESS TOLERANCE, GROWTH AND YIELD IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20190082616
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving drought stress tolerance in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of growth in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Srirama Krishna Reddy, Kimberly A. Falco, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci A. Surpin, Dale O. Wilson, Derek D. Woolard
  • THIDIAZURON MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190014784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thidiazuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying thidiazuron mixtures of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Derek D. Woolard, Franklin Paul Silverman, Zhengyu Huang, Robert Fritts, Benjamin A. Belkind, Peter D. Petracek
  • Methods of improving growth and stress tolerance in plants
    Patent number: 10098347
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving plant growth by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving stress tolerance in a plant by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci Ann Surpin, Derek D. Woolard
  • 1-AMINO-1-CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20180279622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid formulations and methods of their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Parvesh Sharma, Mitsuhiro Sasakawa, Franklin Paul Silverman, Benjamin A. Belkind
  • Methods to increase corn productivity
    Patent number: 10058097
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for improving corn growth. Methods of the invention comprise applying an effective amount of a mixture consisting of a gibberellin and glycine betaine to the corn plant. The present invention is further directed to methods for improving corn growth comprising applying an effective amount of a mixture of a gibberellin, (S)-(+)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to a corn plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Xiaozhong Liu, Kimberly Ann Falco, Derek D. Woolard
  • CROSS-LINKED POLYMER MATRICES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20180223329
    Abstract: Functionalized chondroitin sulfate, cross-linked polymer matrices comprising functionalized chondroitin sulfate, and methods of making and using the same are provided. Such polymer matrices may be used for tissue engineering, reconstructing cartilage, and the like. Kits are also provided for detection of cartilage degrading enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Rocky S. Tuan, Qiang Li, Dongan Wang, Ronald Paul Silverman
  • METHODS OF IMPROVING GROWTH AND STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20170318807
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving plant growth by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving stress tolerance in a plant by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci Ann Surpin, Derek D. Woolard
  • METHODS TO INCREASE CORN PRODUCTIVITY
    Publication number: 20170265467
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for improving corn growth. Methods of the invention comprise applying an effective amount of a mixture consisting of a gibberellin and glycine betaine to the corn plant. The present invention is further directed to methods for improving corn growth comprising applying an effective amount of a mixture of a gibberellin, (S)-(+)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to a corn plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Xiaozhong Liu, Kimberly Ann Falco, Derek D. Woolard
  • Methods to induce drought tolerance in crops
    Patent number: 9730452
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for improving drought stress tolerance of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage. The present invention is also directed to methods for improving yield of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences LLC
    Inventors: Roger Kaiser, Eric Ott, Paul Silverman, Jim Wargo, Neil Badenhop, Subbaiah Chalivendra
  • Methods to reduce cold damage in cereals
    Patent number: 9675074
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for improving cold temperature damage recovery of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage. The present invention is also directed to methods for improving yield of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to a cereal grain suffering from cold temperature damage during the early vegetative growth stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences LLC
    Inventors: Eric Ott, Franklin Paul Silverman, Xiaozhong Liu
  • S-benzylthiouracil compounds and methods of enhancing plant root growth
    Patent number: 9510593
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for enhancing root growth comprising applying a S-Benzylthiouracil compound, or a salt thereof, to a plant, plant propagation material, root zone, or root of a plant. The invention also relates to methods for reducing the harmful effects of environmentally stressful conditions on plants, such as drought, or intense temperatures, by application of a S-Benzylthiouracil compound, or a salt thereof, to a plant, plant propagation material, root zone, or root of a plant. The invention further relates to new S-Benzylthiouracil derivatives, and salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences Corporation
    Inventors: Asako Nagasawa, Franklin Paul Silverman, Daniel F. Heiman, Dale O. Wilson, Jr., Peter D. Petracek, Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Takashi Moriwaki
  • (S)-ABSCISIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR IMPROVING PLANT STRESS TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20160338353
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the treatment of crop plants with 3?-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3?-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to improve the plants' environmental stress tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Gary T. Wang, Kimberly Ann Falco, Derek D. Woolard, Dale O. Wilson, JR., Daniel C. Leep, Gregory D. Venburg
  • ()-2?-vinyl-abscisic acid derivatives
    Patent number: 9447015
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel class of (S)-2?-vinyl-substituted-abscisic acid derivatives, and to methods of synthesizing and using the derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences Corporation
    Inventors: Gary T. Wang, Daniel F. Heiman, Gregory D. Venburg, Joseph Lustig, Marci Ann Surpin, Robert Erwin Fritts, Jr., Franklin Paul Silverman, Derek D. Woolard