Patents by Inventor Simon Hankins

Simon Hankins 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).

  • BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM AND THEIR USE FOR ALLEVIATING SALT-INDUCED STRESS IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20110152099
    Abstract: A process for extraction of bioactive organic compounds from alkali extracts of Ascophyllum nodosum. Organic solvent extracts of A. nodosum namely; methanol, chloroform and ethylacetate, were found to alleviate salt induced stress in plants. This effect was due to alteration in the expression of a specific subset of genes induced by compounds present in A. nodosum extracts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Balakrishnan Prithiviraj, Pragya Kant, Jithesh M. Narayanan, Wajahatullah Khan, Simon Hankins, William Neily, Alan T. Critchley, James S. Craigie