Patents by Inventor Vib VZW

Vib VZW 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).

  • Publication number: 20130217572
    Abstract: Described is the specific delivery of agrochemicals to plants. More specifically, described is a composition having a targeting agent comprising at least one binding domain that specifically binds to a binding site on an intact living plant and an agrochemical or a combination of agrochemicals. Also described is a binding domain that specifically binds the binding site on an intact living plant. More specifically, described are binding domains comprising a peptide sequence that comprises four framework regions and three complementary-determining regions, or any suitable fragment thereof, so that the binding domains are able to bind or retain a carrier onto a plant. Described are binding domains that specifically bind trichomes, stomata, cuticle, lenticels, thorns, spines, root hairs, or wax layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL, VIB VZW
    Inventors: Vib VZW, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Erik Jongedijk