Patents by Inventor Sairam Reddy

Sairam Reddy 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).

  • Herbicide comprising phytotoxins of Lasiodiplodia theobromae (LT) fungus, a process of producing the herbicide and a method of using the same
    Patent number: 6277786
    Abstract: The invention relates to describe host-specific extracellular phytotoxins produced by Lasiodiplodia theobromae (LT, also Botryodiplodia theobromae) that has a broad range as a pre-emergent and/or post-emergent bioherbicide, this isolate has been deposited in Microbial Type Culture Collection, Chandigarh, India and given an accession number MTCC 3068, a method using LT-toxin has been developed for controlling certain herbs including Parthenium hysterophorus, duckweeds, jimsonweed, black nightshade, prickly sida and Euphorbia hirta, these phytotoxins can be used partially pure, as a cell-and spore-free filtrate, a crude filtrate, or a crude suspension of the culture and optionally along with other additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignees: Nagarjuna Holding Private Limited, Indian Institute of Science
    Inventors: Ram Rajasekharan, Rosaline Rodrigues, Sairam Reddy