Patents by Inventor Robert C. Charley

Robert C. Charley 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).

  • TREATMENT OF SUGARCANE SILAGE WITH BACTERIAL ADDITIVES
    Publication number: 20090081330
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating silage are provided. In one aspect, a method for treating silage includes applying a composition comprising at least Lactobacillus diolivorans to the silage. As a result of the presence of this composition the amount of dry matter recovered is increased and the aerobic stability of the silage is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Lallemand, USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Limin Kung, JR., Luiz Gustavo Nussio, Robert C. Charley
  • Formulation for treating silage containing .beta.-1,4-xylanase and .beta.-1,3-xylosidase but essentially free of .beta.-1,4-glucanase and .beta.-1,4-cellobiohydrolase, and one or more lactic acid-producing bacteria
    Patent number: 5432074
    Abstract: A formulation consisting essentially of -1,4-xylanase and -1,3-xylosidase, but essentially free of -1,4-glucanase and -1,4-cellobiohydrolase and on or more lactic acid-producing bacteria is disclosed. The formulation can be used in a silage composition to stabilize silage from cereal and other crops and to enhance its nutritive value and digestibility in a ruminant or other animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Biotal Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Evans, Stephen P. Mann, Robert C. Charley, David Parfitt