Patents Assigned to The United States of America as representd by the Secretary of Agriculture
  • Lepidopteran moth control using double-stranded RNA constructs
    Patent number: 9617542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dsRNA construct that relates to a method to control Lepidopteran moths via double-stranded RNA interference of the PBAN/Pyrokinin gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as representd by The Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Robert K. Vander Meer, Man-Yeon Choi
  • Agricultural commodity condition measurement
    Patent number: 5152401
    Abstract: The instant invention pertains to ascertaining the condition (i.e. texture, maturity and extent of damage (if any)) of an agricultural commodity by: (a) inputting band-limited vibrations (i.e. limited to a specific frequency band); (b) sensing vibrational characteristics (e.g. energy, resonance, absorption frequency characteristics) resulting from the input vibrations, and; (c) analyzing the vibrational characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as representd by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Henry A. Affeldt, Jr., Judith A. Abbott