Patents by Inventor Sarah Pollicove

Sarah Pollicove 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).

  • Controlled release of seed and soil treatments triggered by pH change of growing media
    Patent number: 9986738
    Abstract: The invention features a method of improving the growth of a plant, involving applying to a seed or locus thereof a composition comprising an active ingredient and a pH-dependent film-forming polymer, followed by exposing the composition to an appropriate pH to release said active ingredient. The invention further features a seed including a composition having a) an active ingredient; and b) a pH-dependent film-forming polymer. Additionally, the invention features a seed treatment composition that includes a) an agrochemical; b) a pH-dependent film-forming polymer; and c) a seed coating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Alan Taylor, Alexandr Bolotin, Sarah Pollicove, Ryan Taylor
  • CONTROLLED RELEASE OF SEED AND SOIL TREATMENTS TRIGGERED BY pH CHANGE OF GROWING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20130065755
    Abstract: The invention features a method of improving the growth of a plant, involving applying to a seed or locus thereof a composition comprising an active ingredient and a pH-dependent film-forming polymer, followed by exposing the composition to an appropriate pH to release said active ingredient. The invention further features a seed including a composition having a) an active ingredient; and b) a pH-dependent film-forming polymer. Additionally, the invention features a seed treatment composition that includes a) an agrochemical; b) a pH-dependent film-forming polymer; and c) a seed coating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Alan Taylor, Alexandr Bolotin, Sarah Pollicove, Ryan Taylor