Patents by Inventor Ross Alexander BALLARD

Ross Alexander BALLARD 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).

  • INOCULANTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230071171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for enhancing at least one growth parameter of a leguminous plant via co-inoculation of a leguminous plant with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism. In further aspects, the present invention also relates to leguminous plants co-inoculated with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism, as well as specific actinobacterial strains and inoculant compositions which are useful in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Milton Mathew FRANCO, Hoang Xuyen LE, Ross Alexander BALLARD
  • Inoculants and methods for use thereof
    Patent number: 11445729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for enhancing at least one growth parameter of a leguminous plant via co-inoculation of a leguminous plant with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism. In further aspects, the present invention also relates to leguminous plants co-inoculated with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism, as well as specific actinobacterial strains and inoculant compositions which are useful in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Flinders University of South Australia
    Inventors: Christopher Milton Mathew Franco, Hoang Xuyen Le, Ross Alexander Ballard
  • Inoculants and methods for use thereof
    Patent number: 11425912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for enhancing at least one growth parameter of a leguminous plant via co-inoculation of a leguminous plant with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism. In further aspects, the present invention also relates to leguminous plants co-inoculated with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism, as well as specific actinobacterial strains and inoculant compositions which are useful in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: The Flinders University of South Australia
    Inventors: Christopher Milton Mathew Franco, Hoang Xuyen Le, Ross Alexander Ballard
  • INOCULANTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200037528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for enhancing at least one growth parameter of a leguminous plant via co-inoculation of a leguminous plant with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism. In further aspects, the present invention also relates to leguminous plants co-inoculated with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism, as well as specific actinobacterial strains and inoculant compositions which are useful in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Milton Mathew Franco, Hoang Xuyen Le, Ross Alexander Ballard
  • INOCULANTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200029519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for enhancing at least one growth parameter of a leguminous plant via co-inoculation of a leguminous plant with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism. In further aspects, the present invention also relates to leguminous plants co-inoculated with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism, as well as specific actinobacterial strains and inoculant compositions which are useful in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Milton Mathew FRANCO, Hoang Xuyen LE, Ross Alexander BALLARD
  • Inoculants and methods for use thereof
    Patent number: 10462990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for enhancing at least one growth parameter of a leguminous plant via co-inoculation of a leguminous plant with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism. In further aspects, the present invention also relates to leguminous plants co-inoculated with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism, as well as specific actinobacterial strains and inoculant compositions which are useful in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Flinders University of South Australia
    Inventors: Christopher Milton Mathew Franco, Hoang Xuyen Le, Ross Alexander Ballard
  • INOCULANTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170215358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for enhancing at least one growth parameter of a leguminous plant via co-inoculation of a leguminous plant with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism. In further aspects, the present invention also relates to leguminous plants co-inoculated with at least one rhizobial microorganism together with at least one actinobacterial microorganism, as well as specific actinobacterial strains and inoculant compositions which are useful in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: THE FLINDERS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Inventors: Christopher Milton Mathew FRANCO, Hoang Xuyen LE, Ross Alexander BALLARD