Patents by Inventor Yves Piche

Yves Piche 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).

  • Method for synthesizing ectomycorrhiza in vitro
    Publication number: 20050132431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for colonizing a root-organ from a plant with a mycorrhizal fungus that is representative of the naturally process of colonization of plant roots by mycorrhizal fungi. The present invention also relates to the use of this method for studying in vitro the colonization of plant roots with a mycorrhizal fungus and to an in vitro model for studying the colonization of plant roots with a mycorrhizal fungus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE LAVAL
    Inventors: Andrew Coughlan, Yves Piche
  • Method for colonizing a plant with an ectomycorrhizal fungus
    Publication number: 20040208852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for colonizing a plant with a mycorrhizal fungus that comprise placing at least one layer of a culture medium that comprises a fungal inoculum adjacently to at least one layer of a soil. The fungal inoculum is allowed to grow through the soil layer and the plant is inserted into the culture medium and soil layers to permit its contact with the fungus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE LAVAL
    Inventors: Andrew P. Coughlan, Yves Piche