Patents by Inventor Thimmaraju Rudrappa

Thimmaraju Rudrappa 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).

  • Methods for promoting plant health
    Patent number: 9023758
    Abstract: A method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering malic acid to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to recruit plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to the plant. Administration of malic acid promotes biofilm formation of PGPR on the plant's roots, thereby restricting entry of a foliar pathogen through stomatal pores present in the leaves. Another method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering acetoin to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to increase pathogen resistance in aerial parts of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Harsh Bais, Amutha Sampath Kumar, Venkatachalam Lakshmanan, Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Darla Janine Sherrier
  • Method of sunflower regeneration and transformation using radicle free embryonic axis
    Patent number: 8901377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for efficient regeneration and transformation of sunflower plants. The invention discloses an efficient method for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and regeneration of mature, fertile sunflower plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Prakash V. Girhepuje
  • METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH
    Publication number: 20140080709
    Abstract: A method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering malic acid to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to recruit plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to the plant. Administration of malic acid promotes biofilm formation of PGPR on the plant's roots, thereby restricting entry of a foliar pathogen through stomatal pores present in the leaves. Another method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering acetoin to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to increase pathogen resistance in aerial parts of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    Inventors: Harsh Bais, Amutha Sampath Kumar, Venkatachalam Lakshmanan, Thimmaraju Rudrappa
  • Methods for promoting plant health
    Patent number: 8551919
    Abstract: A method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering malic acid to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to recruit plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to the plant. Administration of malic acid promotes biofilm formation of PGPR on the plant's roots, thereby restricting entry of a foliar pathogen through stomatal pores present in the leaves. Another method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering acetoin to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to increase pathogen resistance in aerial parts of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Harsh Bais, Thimmaraju Rudrappa
  • METHOD OF PLANT REGENERATION AND TRANSFORMATION
    Publication number: 20120144519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for efficient regeneration and transformation of sunflower plants. The invention discloses an efficient method for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and regeneration of mature, fertile sunflower plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: THIMMARAJU RUDRAPPA, Prakash V. Girhepuje
  • METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH
    Publication number: 20100260735
    Abstract: A method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering malic acid to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to recruit plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to the plant. Administration of malic acid promotes biofilm formation of PGPR on the plant's roots, thereby restricting entry of a foliar pathogen through stomatal pores present in the leaves. Another method for promoting the health of a plant comprises administering acetoin to the plant or the soil in an amount effective to increase pathogen resistance in aerial parts of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: University of Delawre
    Inventors: Harsh Bais, Amutha Sampath Kumar, Venkatachalam Lakshmannan, Thimmaraju Rudrappa
  • Method and composition for clonal propagation of
    Patent number: 7189568
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of clonal propagation of Pandanus amaryllifolius and further provides a composition for the clonal propagation of scented Pandanus amaryllifolius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne, Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Mandayam Singara Narayan, Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar
  • Method and composition for clonal propagation of pandanus amaryllifolius
    Publication number: 20050091712
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of clonal propagation of Pandanus amaryllifolius and further provides a composition for the clonal propagation of scented Pandanus amaryllifolius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne, Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Mandayam Narayan, Gokare Ravishankar
  • Method and composition for clonal propagation of Pandanus amaryllifolius
    Patent number: 6849453
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of clonal propagation of Pandanus amaryllifolius and further provides a composition for the clonal propagation of scented Pandanus amaryllifolius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne, Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Mandayam Singara Narayan, Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar
  • Method and composition for clonal propagation of pandanus amaryllifolius
    Publication number: 20040191908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of clonal propagation of Pandanus amaryllifolius and further provides a composition for the clonal propagation of scented Pandanus amaryllifolius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne, Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Mandayam Singara Narayan, Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar