Inocucor Receives U.S. Patent For Microbials

Inocucor Technologies Inc., the Montreal-based agriculture biotech company, was issued patent No. 9,175,258 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect Inocucor consortia and unique microbial products.

Based in Montreal, ON, Inocucor produces sustainable bio-based products that improve crop yields, shorten growing periods and create healthier, more resilient soils for organic farmers, greenhouse growers and mainstream production farmers. Its core technology was developed in 2007 by Dr. Bywater–Ekegärd and Ananda Lynn Fitzsimmons, who believed that microbial, rather than chemical, solutions would be needed to help farmers feed a growing world population.

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This initial patent relates to Inocucor’s live IN-M1 microbial consortium and its fermentation byproducts, which are the basis of the formulation for Inocucor Garden Solution, the company’s first-generation growth-accelerator product. Garden Solution is formulated to naturally sustain robust plant growth, increase plant vigor and actively build a friable and rich soil, improving the health of the entire phyto-microbiome.

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The patent applies to each of the individual Inocul-M microorganisms characterized by Inocucor and in other task-specific live consortia like IN-M1. Also protected are the biological ingredients produced during Inocucor’s multi-species manufacturing process.

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Avatar for Douglas W. Speed, Sr Douglas W. Speed, Sr says:

How does a company seek a patent on a product when similar live microbial consortiums products have been on the market for over 30 years?
Perhaps a particular fermentation process can be patented.

Avatar for Jeff Graham Jeff Graham says:

The issued claims are very specific.

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of increasing growth of a plant, comprising, (a) applying to the foliage of a plant or to a plant growing medium an effective amount of a composition consisting of fermentation broth and microorganisms consisting of isolated microorganisms of IN-M1, Accession No. PTA-12383, so that a treated plant has increased growth compared to an untreated plant.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein applying to the foliage of a plant comprises applying the composition to the seeds, roots, or leaves and stalks of plants, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant is grown in a field or outside, in vertical farming, in aeroponic conditions, under hydroponic conditions, or combined hydroponic and aeroponic conditions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased plant growth is increased yield per plant of treated plants is increased compared to untreated plants.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased plant growth is increased biomass of treated plants compared to untreated plants.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased plant growth is increased fruit production of treated plants compared to untreated plants.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased plant growth is increased production period of treated plants compared to untreated plants.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased plant growth is increased productive lifespan of treated plants compared to untreated plants.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased plant growth is increased is associated with reduced insect infestation of treated plants compared to untreated plants.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the increased plant growth is increased seed germination of treated seeds compared to untreated seeds.

11. A method of increasing growth of a plant, comprising, (a) applying to the foliage of a plant or to a plant growing medium an effective amount of a composition consisting of fermentation broth and microorganisms consisting of isolated microorganisms of IN-M1, Accession No. PTA-12383, and Candida utilis, Streptococcus lactis, Lactobacillus planterum, or a micorrhyzal fungus, or combination thereof; so that a treated plant has increased growth compared to an untreated plant.

12. A method of increasing growth of a plant, comprising, (a) applying to the foliage of a plant or to a plant growing medium an effective amount of a composition consisting of fermentation broth and microorganisms consisting of isolated microorganisms of IN-M1, Accession No. PTA-12383; so that a treated plant has increased growth compared to an untreated plant; wherein the composition is prepared using an initial mixed culture inoculated with a first mixed culture of isolated microorganisms consisting of Lactobacillus helveticus, IN-LH1, Accession No. PTA-12386, Bacillus subtilis, IN-BS1, Accession No. PTA-12385, and Lactobacillus casei; a second mixed culture of isolated microorganisms consisting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, IN-SC1, Accession No. PTA-12384, and Rhodopseudomonas palustris, IN-RP1, Accession No, PTA-12387; and a third mixed culture of isolated microorganisms consisting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, IN-SC1, Accession No. PTA-12384, and Aspergillus oryzae; and wherein the first mixed culture, second mixed culture, and third mixed culture are added to the initial mixed culture at a ratio to each other of 1:1:0.5.

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