{
  "patent_number": "US 12733646",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Boosting Plant Health with Beneficial Microbes Inside Plants",
  "original_title": "Endophyte compositions and methods for improved plant health",
  "summary": "This patent describes ways to improve plant health by introducing helpful microorganisms, called endophytes, into plants or their parts.",
  "what_it_does": "This invention focuses on improving plant health by using specific compositions and methods. It works by making a plant \"heterologously disposed\" to one or more endophytes, or by using plant parts that have already been treated this way. This means the plant is given endophytes that aren't naturally found in that specific plant species or location, or perhaps in those quantities. For example, a farmer might treat corn seeds with a liquid containing a specific beneficial fungus before planting, so the fungus grows inside the corn plant as it develops, helping it resist disease or grow stronger.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover improving plant health solely through traditional chemical fertilizers or pesticides applied externally.",
    "Does not cover plant health improvements achieved purely through genetic modification without introducing endophytes.",
    "Does not cover methods where endophytes are only present on the plant's surface, rather than inside the plant tissue.",
    "Does not cover general soil amendments or beneficial microbes that live only in the soil around the plant roots, not within the plant itself."
  ],
  "filed": "2022-04-22",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "agriculture",
    "biotech",
    "materials"
  ],
  "abstract": "This invention relates to compositions and methods for improving plant health, wherein a plant is heterologously disposed to one or more endophytes, or derived from a plant element heterologously disposed to one or more endophytes.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733646/endophyte-compositions-and-methods-for-improved-plant-health",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733646/endophyte-compositions-and-methods-for-improved-plant-health/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12733646",
  "relatedPatents": []
}