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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:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Peter S. Carlson, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Inventor:
Peter S. Carlson, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H001/00 ; C12N015/82 ; C12N015/87 ; C12Q001/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for slowing down the rate at which plant biomaterials, such as lignin, are degraded, thereby improving the terrestrial storage of carbon by reducing the amount of gaseous carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere upon biodegradation. The inventive methods contemplate the modification of plant macromolecules to make them more resistant to degradation as well as the treatment of living and non-living plants with fungicides to prolong the rate of plant breakdown.