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US 12,356,985 · App. 18/745,572 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Dry powdered compositions and methods and uses thereof

Inventors: Parker David Dale (Newport Beach, CA); Jay Johnston (Pottsville, PA)
Assignee: Neozyme International, Inc.
A01N25/10A01N63/32
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Patent No.
US 12,356,985
App. No.
18/745,572
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present specification discloses compositions, articles of manufacture, containers or kits comprising such compositions, and methods and uses to control a causal agent of a plant disease, increasing plant growth and/or food production and/or improving performance of an irrigation system(s).

Claims (24)

1. A dry powdered composition comprising:

a dried, fermented yeast supernatant including bio-nutrients, minerals, and amino acids, the dried, fermented yeast supernatant present in an amount of about 5% to about 14% by weight of the dry powdered composition,

a first dried nonionic saponin, the first dried nonionic saponin present in an amount of about 5% to about 13% by weight of the dry powdered composition, and

a second dried nonionic saponin, the second dried nonionic saponin present in an amount of about 70% to about 90% by weight of the dry powdered composition,

wherein the dry powdered composition lacks any active enzymes, activatable pro-enzymes, or any enzymatic activity from a microorganism.

2. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , wherein the dried, fermented yeast supernatant is present in an amount of about 6% to about 13% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

3. The dry powdered composition according to claim 2 , wherein the dried, fermented yeast supernatant is present in an amount of about 7% to about 12% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

4. The dry powdered composition according to claim 3 , wherein the dried, fermented yeast supernatant is present in an amount of about 8% to about 11% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

5. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , wherein the first dried nonionic saponin is present in an amount of about 6% to about 12% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

6. The dry powdered composition according to claim 5 , wherein the first dried nonionic saponin is present in an amount of about 7% to about 11% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

7. The dry powdered composition according to claim 6 , wherein the first dried nonionic saponin is present in an amount of about 8% to about 10% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

8. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , wherein the second dried nonionic saponin is present in an amount of about 75% to about 85% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

9. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , comprising about 6% to about 14% by weight of the dried, fermented yeast supernatant, about 6% to about 14% by weight of a first dried nonionic saponin and about 72% to about 88% by weight of a second dried nonionic saponin.

10. The dry powdered composition according to claim 9 , comprising about 6% to about 12% by weight of the dried, fermented yeast supernatant, about 6% to about 12% by weight of a first dried nonionic saponin and about 74% to about 88% by weight of a second dried nonionic saponin.

11. The dry powdered composition according to claim 10 , comprising about 7% to about 11% by weight of the dried, fermented yeast supernatant, about 7% to about 11% by weight of a first dried nonionic saponin and about 76% to about 86% by weight of a second dried nonionic saponin.

12. The dry powdered composition according to claim 11 , comprising about 8% to about 10% by weight of the dried, fermented yeast supernatant, about 8% to about 10% by weight of a first dried nonionic saponin and about 78% to about 84% by weight of a second dried nonionic saponin.

13. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , wherein the first dried and/or second dried nonionic saponins include one or more triterpenoid saponins, one or more steroidal saponins, or a combination thereof.

14. The dry powdered composition according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more triterpenoid saponins comprise a tetracyclic triterpenoid saponin, a pentacyclic triterpenoid saponin, or a combination thereof.

15. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , wherein the tetracyclic triterpenoid saponin includes a cucurbitane, a cycloartane, a cycloartenol, a dammarane, a euphane, a lanostane, or a tirucallane.

16. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , wherein the pentacyclic triterpenoid saponin includes an enoxolone, a hederagenin, a hopane, a lupane, a maslinic acid, an oleanane, an ursane, or a taraxasterane.

17. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more steroidal saponins comprise a diosgenin, an eleutheroside, a ginsenoside, a sarsasapogenin, a yamogenin, or any combination thereof.

18. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , further comprising citric acid.

19. The dry powdered composition according to claim 18 , wherein the citric acid is present in an amount of about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of the dry powdered composition.

20. The dry powdered composition according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one preservative.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2024
From: DALE, PARKER DAVID; JOHNSTON, JAY
To: NEOZYME INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 17240919 · Apr 26, 2021
Provisional Application 63015637 · Apr 26, 2020
Related Publication 20240334927A1 · Oct 10, 2024
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