Patents by Inventor Rufus Chaney

Rufus Chaney 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).

  • Bacterial effects on metal accumulation by plants
    Publication number: 20070031958
    Abstract: The invention includes methods for (1) extracting metals from soil by the use of plants that extract and accumulate the metal and adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of the plants to extract the metal, and (2) preparing soil for extraction of a metal by plants by adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of plants to extract the metal. It is preferred that the plants be planted in the soil as seeds and that the bacteria added to the soil is also added to the seeds prior to planting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Jay Angle, Rufus Chaney, Reda Abou-Shanab, Peter Van Berkum
  • Thlaspi caerulescens subspecies for cadmium and zinc recovery
    Publication number: 20070028334
    Abstract: A cadmium- and zinc-hyperaccumulating subspecies from Thlaspi caerulescens and methods for removing and optionally recovering cadmium and zinc from soil using phytoextracting techniques wherein the subspecies is cultivated on soil containing cadmium and zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicants: University of Maryland, College Park, Massey University, University of Sheffield, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Yin-Ming Li, Rufus Chaney, Roger Reeves, J. Angle, Alan Baker
  • Use of nickel to correct growth disorders in plants
    Publication number: 20050245397
    Abstract: Nickel foliar sprays are used to correct growth disorders in plants associated with nickel deficiencies. The nickel can be of either an organic or inorganic source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Bruce Wood, Charles Reilly, Andrew Nyczepir, Mark Crawford, Rufus Chaney
  • Bacterial effects on metal accumulation by plants
    Publication number: 20050217174
    Abstract: The invention includes methods for (1) extracting metals from soil by the use of plants that extract and accumulate the metal and adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of the plants to extract the metal, and (2) preparing soil for extraction of a metal by plants by adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of plants to extract the metal. It is preferred that the plants be planted in the soil as seeds and that the bacteria added to the soil is also added to the seeds prior to planting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Jay Angle, Rufus Chaney, Reda Abou-Shanab, Peter Van Berkum