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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Anthony D. Duong, Columbus, OH (US);
Ramanathan S. Lalgudi, Westerville, OH (US);
Jane P. Fife, Powell, OH (US);
Craig M. Bartling, Powell, OH (US);
Katarzyna Kucharzyk, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/36 (2019.12); A01N 25/10 (2005.12); A01N 25/28 (2005.12); A01N 63/20 (2019.12); A01N 63/27 (2019.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/27 (2019.12); A01N 25/10 (2012.12); A01N 25/28 (2012.12); A01N 63/20 (2019.12); A01N 63/36 (2019.12);
Abstract
An agricultural composition comprises living microorganisms encapsulated in polymer gel microbeads which are applied onto seeds. In another embodiment, an agricultural composition comprises living microorganisms encapsulated in polymer gel macroheads for planting with seeds in soil. In another embodiment, an agricultural composition comprises living microorganisms immobilized in a polymer gel matrix that is coated on a seed.