Patents by Inventor Tom VIAENE

Tom VIAENE 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).

  • Means and Methods for Improving Plant Growth and Yield
    Publication number: 20220159967
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Tom VIAENE, Sofie GOORMACHTIG, Thomas SIMON, Behnoush GHODSALAVI, Steven VANDENABEELE, Isabel Vercauteren
  • Means and Methods for Improving Plant Growth and Yield
    Publication number: 20220087265
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Behnoush GHODSALAVI, Isabel VERCAUTEREN, Steven VANDENABEELE, Thomas SIMON, Tom VIAENE
  • Means and methods for plant yield enhancement
    Patent number: 11071302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of sustainable agriculture. Specifically, the invention provides microbial compositions and methods useful for the production of crop plants. In particular, the compositions and methods disclosed herein are useful for enhancing plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Aphea.Bio NV
    Inventors: Sofie Goormachtig, Tom Viaene
  • MEANS AND METHODS FOR PLANT YIELD ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20200022374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of sustainable agriculture. Specifically, the invention provides microbial compositions and methods useful for the production of crop plants. In particular, the compositions and methods disclosed herein are useful for enhancing plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicants: Aphea..Bio NV, Fundación Centro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en Andalucía, Medina
    Inventors: Sofie GOORMACHTIG, Tom VIAENE