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US 12,364,268 · App. 18/460,129 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Non-toxic plant agent compositions and methods and uses thereof

Inventors: Parker Dale (Newport Beach, CA); Parker David Dale (Newport Beach, CA)
Assignee: Neozyme International, Inc.
A01N63/30A01N63/20A01N63/32
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Patent No.
US 12,364,268
App. No.
18/460,129
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present specification discloses plant agent compositions, articles of manufacture, containers or kits comprising such compositions, and methods and uses to control a causal agent of a plant disease or increasing plant growth and/or fruit production.

Claims (28)

1. A method of increasing plant growth and/or crop production, the method comprising

diluting a dry powdered composition with water in a ratio of about 1:10 to about 1:50 of the dry powdered composition to the water, thereby forming a liquid composition, the dry powdered composition comprising at most 20.0% by weight of a dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant including bio-nutrients, minerals and amino acids, and one or more nonionic biosurfactants, wherein the dry powdered composition lacks active enzymes contributed by yeast during fermentation due to the treatment; and

applying an effective amount of the liquid composition to one or more plants and/or applying an effective amount of the liquid composition to one or more locations where the liquid composition will be exposed to the one or more plants,

wherein application of the liquid composition results in an increase in plant growth and/or an increase in crop production, and

wherein the increased plant growth and/or the increased crop production is a result of improved absorption by root hairs, improved xylem sap flow through xylem and improved photosynthate flow in phloem, increased uptake of water, minerals and other nutrients from the soil, increased capillary action and/or hydrostatic pressure in xylem, increased synthesis of compounds and energy, disruption of one or more components blocking xylem sap flow and/or photosynthate flow, or any combination thereof.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant is produced from a culture containing yeast belonging to the genus Brettanomyces, Candida, Cyberlindnera, Cystofilobasidium, Debaryomyces, Dekkera, Geotrichum, Issatchenkia, Kazachstania, Kloeckera, Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Rhodosporidium, Rhodotorula, Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Thrichosporon, Torulaspora, Torulopsis, Yarrowia, Zygosaccharomyces , or Zygotorulaspora.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises at most 15% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises at most 10% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises about 5% to about 15% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises about 5% to about 10% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises at least 10.0% by weight of the one or more nonionic biosurfactants.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dry powdered composition does not contain any ionic surfactants.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises at least 10.0% by weight of the one or more nonionic biosurfactants, and wherein the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant is produced from a culture containing yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

11. A method of increasing plant growth and/or crop production, the method comprising

diluting a dry powdered composition with water in a ratio of about 1:10 to about 1:50 of the dry powdered composition to the water, thereby forming a liquid composition, the dry powdered composition comprising at most 20.0% by weight of a dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant including bio-nutrients, minerals and amino acids, and one or more nonionic biosurfactants, wherein the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant is produced from a culture containing yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces ; and wherein the dry powdered composition lacks active enzymes contributed by yeast during fermentation due to the treatment; and

applying an effective amount of the liquid composition to one or more plants and/or applying an effective amount of the liquid composition to one or more locations where the liquid composition will be exposed to the one or more plants,

wherein application of the liquid composition results in an increase in plant growth and/or an increase in crop production; and

wherein the increased plant growth and/or the increased crop production is a result of improved absorption by root hairs, improved xylem sap flow through xylem and improved photosynthate flow in phloem, increased uptake of water, minerals and other nutrients from the soil, increased capillary action and/or hydrostatic pressure in xylem, increased synthesis of compounds and energy, disruption of one or more components blocking xylem sap flow and/or photosynthate flow, or any combination thereof.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises at most 15.0% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises at most 10% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises about 5% to about 15% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the dry powdered composition comprises about 5% to about 10% by weight of the dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the dry powdered composition does not contain any ionic surfactants.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

18. A method of maintaining or improving the efficiency of an irrigation system, the method comprising:

diluting a dry powdered composition with water in a ratio of about 1:10 to about 1:50 of the dry powdered composition to the water, thereby forming a liquid composition, the dry powdered composition comprising at most 20.0% by weight of a dried treated, fermented yeast supernatant including bio-nutrients, minerals and amino acids, and one or more nonionic biosurfactants, wherein the dry powdered composition lacks active enzymes contributed by yeast during fermentation due to the treatment; and

applying an effective amount of the liquid composition to one or more pipes in a pipeline network of the irrigation system, wherein application of the liquid composition dissolves, disperses or otherwise removes biofilm blocking one or more pipes in the pipeline networks of an irrigation system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2023
From: DALE, PARKER; DALE, PARKER DAVID
To: NEOZYME INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064777/0646 →
Continuity (6)
Division 16729240 · Dec 27, 2019
Continuation 15243961 · Aug 22, 2016
Continuation In Part 14404917
Provisional Application 62208662 · Aug 22, 2015
Provisional Application 61689077 · May 29, 2012
Related Publication 20230404083A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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