Patents by Inventor Robert A. Spotts

Robert A. Spotts 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 post-harvest fungal disease using saprophytic yeast
    Patent number: 5711946
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for biological control of fungal diseases of agricultural commodities such as pome fruits, particularly saprophytic yeasts. Against a number of fungal pathogens, microbial biological control agents, such as the yeast strains of the present invention, show surprisingly effectiveness when used in combination with low levels of chemical fungicides. The present invention also provides methods for isolating microbes useful in controlling fungal diseases of agricultural commodities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: The State of Oregon Acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University
    Inventors: Tara Chand-Goyal, Robert A. Spotts