Patents by Inventor Richard H. Hurley

Richard H. Hurley 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).

  • Plants having endophytio-fungus-enhanced performance and method of producing same
    Patent number: 4940834
    Abstract: A method for developing new varieties of plants which host an endophytic fungus, said fungus conferring enhanced performance on its plant host. The method comprises selecting a maternal parent which hosts an endophytic fungus capable of enhancing its host plant's performance. A paternal parent plant of the same or of a different variety as the maternal parent plant is selected. The selected maternal parent plant is then crossed with the selected paternal parent plant. The progeny of the cross which have the desired enhanced-performance characteristics are themselves selected. These progeny are then sexually or asexually propagated and the seed, vegetative propagules, or disseminules harvested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: Lofts, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Hurley, Cyril R. Funk, Jr.