Patents by Inventor Shivakumar Reddy

Shivakumar 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).

  • Soilless growth medium including soluble silicon
    Patent number: 6074988
    Abstract: A soilless growth medium includes a core material and a repeating source of soluble silicon. Sufficient soluble silicon should be present in the medium such that plants grown in the soilless growth medium show at least a 100% increase in the concentration of silicon mineral in the plant than those grown in the core material alone. The concentration of silicon mineral in the soilless growth medium should be equal to at least that found in native soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: SunGro Horticulture, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. King, Shivakumar Reddy