Stable inoculant compositions and methods for producing same

US12116488B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NOVONESIS PLANT BIOSOLUTIONS A/S · DK

Inventors

• Kenneth Edmund Kellar · Fuquay-Varina, US
• Yaowei Kang · Christiansburg, US
• Claire Pelligra · Raleigh, US
• Emily Barnett · Bedford, US
• Caitlin Burklew · Salem, US
• Anna Wysinski · Roanoke, US
• Jarrod Leland · Blacksburg, US
• Ben Doughan · Salem, US
• Michael Harrison Fethe · Raleigh, US
• Ashley Delanie Trahan · Hillsborough, US
• Dave Greenshields · La Ronge, CA
• Kristi Woods · Blacksburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2024
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N1/04
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure provides non-aqueous inoculant compositions and methods for enhancing the survival and/or stability of microbial spores in an inoculant composition. In some embodiments, inoculant compositions of the present disclosure comprise microbial spores, one or more dispersants, one or more dust suppressants and a solid non-aqueous carrier.