Patents by Inventor Robert T. Lartey

Robert T. Lartey 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).

  • Degradation of cercosporin by laccase
    Patent number: 6872388
    Abstract: Disease in plants caused by infection with cercosporin producing strains of Cercospora may be controlled by application of laccase. When applied to the locus of the plant, or parts or seed thereof, the cercosporin toxin produced by this pathogen is degraded by the enzyme, thereby preventing or minimizing damage to the plant. The laccase may be applied alone, or in combination with one or more laccase-producing microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Robert T. Lartey, TheCan Caesar