IP Library Granted Patent US 12,605,753
Granted Patent B2
US 12,605,753 · App. 18/397,317 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Enhanced microbial production of biosurfactants and other products, and uses thereof

Inventors: Sean Farmer (Ft. Lauderdale, FL); Xiaozhou Zhang (Solon, OH); Sharmistha Mazumder (Copley, OH); Maja Milovanovic (North Royalton, OH)
Assignee: LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
B09C1/10A01N63/22C07K14/32C12N1/20C12N1/205C12N1/38C12P1/04C12Q1/689B09C2101/00C12N9/00C12Q2600/158C12R2001/125Y02W10/40
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Patent No.
US 12,605,753
App. No.
18/397,317
Filed
Dec 27, 2023
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1638
USPC
435/267
Abstract

This present invention relates to compositions and methods of microbial enhanced oil recovery using Bacillus subtilis strains. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for performing oil degradation with Bacillus subtilis strains. The compositions and methods of the present invention are also used for enhanced commercial biosurfactant and enzyme production.

Claims (10)

1 . A method for improving plant growth and/or health, comprising applying to the plant or its environment a composition comprising a microbe that is Bacillus subtilis strain B1 having accession number PTA-123459 and a biosurfactant growth by-product thereof.

2 . The method, according to claim 1 , which further comprises applying one or more nutrients.

3 . The method, according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises broth in which the microbe was grown.

4 . The method, according to claim 1 , wherein the microbe is in a vegetative state.

5 . The method, according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has activity against nematodes.

6 . The method, according to claim 1 , wherein said application is done by an irrigation system.

7 . The method, according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to pests or weeds.

8 . The method, according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied as a seed treatment.

9 . The method, according to claim 1 , which further comprises monitoring, after said application, at least one of: an abundance of the composition in the environment to which it has been applied, or movement of the composition through the environment to which it has been applied.

10 . The method, according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied by a robotic device.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2024
From: LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069333/0911 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: FARMER, SEAN; ZHANG, XIAOZHOU; MAZUMDER, SHARMISTHA; MILOVANOVIC, MAJA
To: LOCUS SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 066074/0915 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: LOCUS SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 066075/0136 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC
To: LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 066076/0585 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16792469 · Feb 17, 2020
Continuation 15512549
Provisional Application 62216934 · Sep 10, 2015
Related Publication 20240165682A1 · May 23, 2024
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