US Patent Issued to 3Bar Biologics, Ohio State Innovation Foundation on Sept. 8 for "System and method for promoting plant growth" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,601, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to 3Bar Biologics Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) and Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio).

"System and method for promoting plant growth" was invented by Bruce H. Caldwell (Dublin, Ohio) and Brian B. McSpadden Gardener (Wooster, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are systems, methods and kits for culturing and applying fresh microbial inoculants in the field. The system, methods and kits are easy to use, reliable, sealed to prevent contamination, and can be stored on location, for use on demand by those unskilled in the microbiological arts. Particular embodiments described h...