Patents by Inventor Ruth Bryan

Ruth Bryan 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).

  • Patent number: 8652827
    Abstract: This present invention provides methods of enhancing the growth of a microorganism or plant by increasing its melanin content and exposing it to radiation, and methods of using melanized microorganisms to contain or exclude radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Ekaterina Dadachova, Ruth Bryan, Arturo Casadevall
  • Publication number: 20090328258
    Abstract: This present invention provides methods of enhancing the growth of a microorganism or plant by increasing its melanin content and exposing it to radiation, and methods of using melanized microorganisms to contain or exclude radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Ekaterina Dadachova, Ruth Bryan, Arturo Casadevall