Patents by Inventor Sushil Kumar

Sushil Kumar 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).

  • Novel formulation comprising thymol useful in the treatment of drug resistant bacterial infections
    Publication number: 20030175283
    Abstract: A formulation useful in the treatment of drug resistant bacterial infections comprising an effective amount of thymol obtained from the plant Trachyspermum ammi, mint oil containing an appropriate amount of monoterpenes obtained from a hybrid of Mentha spicata and Mentha arvensis, and conventional additives. A method for producing the formulation by mixing the above ingredients and a method for the treatment of drug resistance in a patient by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Suchi Srivastava, Ajit Kumar Shasney, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar, Tiruppadiripuliyur Ranganathan Santha Kumar, Krishna Kumar Agarwal, Ateeque Ahmed, Nirmal Kumar Patra, Prachi Sinha, Sunita Dhawan, Dharmendra Saikia, Sushil Kumar
  • Process for the production of a biologically active phenolic compound(+) catechin
    Patent number: 6620599
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the production of a biologically active phenolic compound (+) catechin from Taxus wallichiana tissue cultures, said process comprising the steps of (a) inoculating the of explants on a culture medium supplemented with combinations of auxins and cytokinins, (b) incubating the cultures under continuous light or dark conditions for 4-6 weeks for callus initiation followed by subculturing at 4-6 weeks intervals, (c) extracting the fresh pulverized calli with polar solvents at room temperature; (d) evaporating the solvent to obtain a residue; and (e) treating the residue with a chlorinated solvent and isolating (+) catechin compound by filtration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar Chattopadhyay, Suchitra Banerjee, Shipra Agarwal, Manish Kulshrestha, Ram Prakash Sharma, Vijay Kumar Mehta, Sushil Kumar
  • Use of drosophila melanogaster as a model for screening psychostimulant plant materials
    Patent number: 6617491
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for screening of plant materials as CNS stimulant/depressant using Drosophila melanogaster as a model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Abhay Sharma, Amaresh Pandey, Subhash Singh, Sushil Kumar
  • Method of treatment for fungal infections with a synergistic formulation of antifungal agents
    Publication number: 20030158126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of treatment of fungal infection with a synergistic combination of plant compounds useful for enhancing the activity of antifungal compounds. The plant compounds menthol and menthyl acetate when mixed at specific concentrations enhances the antifungal activity of the commercially available fungicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Puspalata Chatruvedi, Krishna Kumar Agarwal, Atique Ahmad, Tiruppadiripuliyur Ranganathan Santha Kumar, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Jai Shankar Arya, Sushil Kumar
  • Vaishnavi, a high yielding self-pollinated Cymbopogon martinii
    Publication number: 20030154520
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel palmarosa plant christened as “Vaishnavi”, said plant capable of setting seeds under selfing conditions and having high oil yield potential, and developed employing crop-burning technique as a physical mutagen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Nirmal Kumar Patra, Sushil Kumar, Alok Kalra, Herikesh Bahadur Singh, Hemendra Pratap Singh, Ved Ram Singh, Hasan Tanveer, Nareshwar Mengi, Om Parkash Dhawan, Mahendra Singh Negi, Paltoo Ram, Vijay Pal Singh, Jitendra Pal Singh
  • Bio-reactor for enhancing the biomass yield of plant organs
    Patent number: 6589780
    Abstract: A bio-reactor for enhancing the biomass yield using a closed sterile vessel having a medium, said reactor comprising a central shaft, a support matrix oriented horizontally and dividing the vessel into an upper and a lower chamber, a means for stirring selected from turbine-2,4,6-impeller; marine blade impeller; helical blade impeller; mounted onto the central shaft and located at a predetermined distance from the support matrix so as to generate both radially and axially directed volumetric flow of the media; and at least two semi-circular spargers located both in the upper and lower compartments of the vessel at a predetermined distance from the support matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Suchitra Banerjee, Arun Kumar Kukreja, Praveen Chandra Verma, Atul Prakash Kahol, Sushil Kumar
  • Process for the induction of normal roots on nodes and internodes of stem segments without using hormone and/or chemical treatments in mentha species
    Patent number: 6586248
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the induction of normal rooting on nodal and internodal stem segments without using hormones and/or other chemical treatments in Mentha species, which comprises oblique excision of shoots of Mentha species from the plants, immediately dipping the cut end of twigs or stems into water and keeping in complete dark for up to one week with by varying the temperature cycle for each set of 24 hours duration of the treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Rajender Singh Sangwan, Neelam Singh Sangwan, Sushil Kumar
  • Formulation and method for increasing the essential oil content in aromatic crops
    Publication number: 20030089034
    Abstract: The present invention provides a formulation for increasing the synthesis and accumulation of essential oil in aromatic plants and other plants. The formulation disclosed herein comprises a resistance inducer, such as an isomer of amino butyric acid or another amino acid, which is capable of increasing the synthesis of essential oil in an aromatic plant. The formulation may further comprise secondary metabolites as well as a carrier. Aromatic plants that may be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) and menthol mint (Mentha arvensis). The present invention also provides a method of increasing the essential oil content in aromatic crops and other plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Alok Kalra, Neetu Katiyar, Sushil Kumar, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja
  • Streptomyces strain with potential anti-microbial activity against phytopathogenic fungi
    Patent number: 6558940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new strain of Streptomyces sp., called CIMAP A1 isolated from the soil of geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) planted in the experimental fields of CIMAP and having the accession No. ATCC PTA-4131 and capable of inhibiting the growth of phytopathogenic fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Mansoor Alam, Abdul Sattar, Sushil Kumar, Abdul Samad, Om Prakash Dhawan, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Seema Singh, Poovappallivadakethil Viswanathan Nair Ajaya Kumar, Abdul Khaliq, Mohammad Zaim, Saba Shahabuddin, Mala Trivedi
  • ‘Dhawal’, a high alkaloid producing periwinkle plant
    Patent number: 6548746
    Abstract: The invention relates to the development of a new and distinct mutant ‘Dhawal’ of periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, produced by chemical mutagen treatment of the seeds followed by rigorous selection in a widely cultivated variety ‘Nirmal’ of Catharanthus roseus, said plant being stable, homozygous and produces conspicuously higher herbage and alkaloid yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Raghavendra Narayan Rao Kulkarni, Kuppusamy Baskaran, Ravoor Shankara Rao Chandrashekara, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Mahendra Panduranga Darokar, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Girish Chandra Uniyal, Madan Mohan Gupta, Sushil Kumar
  • Screening the activity of drugs for central nervous system (CNS)
    Patent number: 6541193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for screening of neuroactive drugs using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, which comprises the steps of, generating a double mutant line of K+ channel genes in Drosophila melanogaster; culturing the Sh5eag1 mutant flies on Dorsophila medium under standard conditions; and anesthetizing flies with diethyl ether and observing the time taken by flies to recover from anesthesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Abhay Sharma, Sushil Kumar
  • Method of producing a poppy plant
    Patent number: 6534696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disease resistant and high yielding variety of opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum L. 2n=22) christened as ‘Rakshit’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Om Parkash Dhawan, Saba Shahabuddin, Mala Trivedi, Abdul Sattar, Mansoor Alam, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Zaim, Samresh Dwivedi, Surendra Pratap Singh, Hemendra Pratap Singh, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar, Ajit Kumar Shasney, Madan Mohan Gupta, Rajesh Luthra, Jawahar Ram Sharma, Raj Kishori Lal, Hari Om Misra, Alok Kalra, Sushil Kumar
  • Analgesic and refreshing herbal composition and a process for preparing the same
    Patent number: 6531115
    Abstract: The invention provides an analgesic and refreshing herbal composition useful as dentrifrices, said composition comprising 50-60% Wt. of betle extract (from Piper betle leaves); 40-50% Wt. of one or more group I essential oil selected from Levender officinal, Dementholised oil (ex-Mentha arvensis), Fennel oil and Ocimum gratissimum; 3.5-6% Wt. of one or more group II essential oils and their isolates selected from Ocimum Sanctum, Pulegone (ex Mentha pulegonium), Carvone (ex. Dill seed) and Menthol (ex. Mentha arvensis); 1-5% Wt. of one or more group III essential oils selected from Camphor, turpentine oil, Cedarwood oil and Safrole oil, along with 0.5-2% Wt. of Thymol and 0.25-1% Wt. of preservative/antioxidant, and a process for preparing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Singh, Ratan Lal Bindra, Rashmi Gupta, Yogendra Nath Shukla, Sushil Kumar
  • Composition of herbal biscuits for lactating mothers acting as dietary supplement and process for preparation thereof
    Patent number: 6517861
    Abstract: An herbal dietary supplement composition for lactating mothers, comprising the required quantum of one or more herbs selected from Groups A to D, wherein the herbs from Group A being comprised of medicinal plant materials having galactagogue properties, Group B being comprised of medicinal plant materials having adaptogenic and anti-stress properties, Group C being comprised medicinal plant materials having hepatoprotective properties and Group D being comprised of medicinal plant materials having digestive and appetite improving properties, along with a required quantum of additives selected from nutritive flour and optional frying, flavoring, coloring and dressing agents, and a process for preparing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Singh, Rattan Lal Bindra, Janardan Singh, Sushil Kumar
  • Formulation comprising thymol useful in the treatment of drug resistant bacterial infections
    Patent number: 6514541
    Abstract: A formulation useful in the treatment of drug resistant bacterial infections comprising an effective amount of thymol obtained from the plant Trachyspermum ammi, mint oil containing an appropriate amount of monoterpenes obtained from a hybrid of Mentha spicata and Mentha arvensis, and conventional additives. A method for producing the formulation by mixing the above ingredients and a method for the treatment of drug resistance in a patient by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Suchi Srivastava, Ajit Kumar Shasney, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar, Tiruppadiripuliyur Ranganathan Santha Kumar, Krishna Kumar Agarwal, Ateeque Ahmed, Nirmal Kumar Patra, Prachi Sinha, Sunita Dhawan, Dharmendra Saikia, Sushil Kumar
  • Process for the preparation of novel growth media from distillation and other plant wastes for mass multiplication of bio-control fungi
    Patent number: 6511821
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a growth media for mass multiplication of bio-control fungi, comprising a chopped, shade-dried distillation waste in a plastic bag that is plugged with cotton followed by autoclaving and an inoculation of a strain of bio-control fungi such as Trichoderma harzianum or Gliocladium virens, and incubating the bags at room temperature for 14-30 days, and then shade drying and grinding the product to obtain a fine powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Alok Kalra, Nirmal Kumar Patra, Sushil Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Ajit Kumar Shasany
  • Novel rose scented geranium pelargonium graveolenes plant 'Safal'
    Publication number: 20030014799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new, distinct and unique plant of rose scented geranium Pelargonium graveolens ‘Safal’ derived from the spontaneous half-sib seed progeny of largely sterile populations of the cultivar accession ‘Bipuli’, possessing the following combination of characteristics namely demonstrated vigour in the essential oil yield related traits in great measure and out yielded all the other accessions; the essential oil of the plant has 89% rhodinol content in which citronellol to geraniol ratio is approximately 1:1 and the contents of isomenthone, menthone, 10-epi-&ggr;-eudesmol, 6,9-guaiadiene, decanoic acid and isodecanoic acid were relatively lower than in the oils of accessions ‘Bipuli’ and/or ‘Hemanti’, this plant can be propagated vegetatively through stem cuttings and suitable for commercial cultivation in large scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Sushil Kumar, Ritika Gupta, Kakaraparthi Pandu Sastry, Suchitra Banerjee, Gopal Rao Mallavarapu, Srinivas Iyer Ramesh, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja
  • System for on line continuous skidding detection in rolling mills
    Patent number: 6496120
    Abstract: A system for continuous and real-time detection of skidding conditions in a rolling mill in which continuous monitoring of conditions which could lead to skidding and analysis of the monitored conditions is effected and wherein an alarm signal is produced when conditions exceed a threshold and indicate skidding. The system provides for immediate correction of skidding conditions to safeguard the machinery and mill equipment against damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Steel Authority of India Limited
    Inventors: Murty Suryanarayana Devulapalli, Murty Sri Rama Kolluru, Deepak Kumar, Krishnan Shivarama Anantanarayan, Sushil Kumar Sablok, Gopala Krishna Mokkapaty, Mitadru Ray, Sushil Chandra Khan
  • High yielding and stable plant of Cymbopogon flexuosus called ‘Chirharit’
    Patent number: PP13336
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the development of a new and chromosomally distinct vegetatively propagated frost resisted plant of Cymbopogon flexuosus by genetic selection in open pollinated seed progeny of high yielding variety ‘Cauvery’. The selected plant with stay-green habit withstands prolonged frosting in chilling winter and capable of giving an additional harvest during winter, which is not observed so far in normal varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Nirmal Kumar Patra, Sushil Kumar, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Ajit Kumar Shasney, Alok Kalra, Herikesh Bahadur Singh, Hemendra Pratap Singh, Ved Ram Singh, Hasan Tanveer, Nareshwar Mengi, Dharmendra Kumar Rajput, Mahendra Singh Negi, Neeraj Kumar Tyagi, Paltoo Ram, Vijay Pal Singh, Ram Sajeevan Shukla, Birendra Kumar, Jitendra Pratap Singh, Raja Ram, Vijay Kumar, Shiv Ram Sharma
  • Peppermint plant named ‘Pranjal’
    Patent number: PP14090
    Abstract: Described as a new Peppermint mutant having a high yield of menthol rich essential oil, deep purplish green foliage, purplish white flowers, a delayed temporary wilting point and tolerance to the pest Bihar hairy caterpillar (Spilarctia obliqua).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Samresh Dwivedi, Maneesha Singh, Ajay Pratap Singh, Vandana Singh, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Ali Arif Naqvi, Sushil Kumar