Patents by Inventor James E. Esposito

James E. Esposito has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dilutant for non-agricultural industrial herbicides
    Patent number: 4822407
    Abstract: A dilutant for industrial herbicides applied to non-agricultural areas is disclosed in which a combination of a hydrocarbon filler, lecithin, and a mixture of other chemicals creates a dilutant with a strong affinity for emulsifiable and oil-soluble industrial herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, and which dilutant is capable of penetrating tree bark and woody plant tissue while retaining the active ingredients and allowing the active ingredients to move upward within the xylem of the plant and downward within the phloem of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
    Inventor: James E. Esposito
  • Solutions of bromoxynil and ioxynil
    Patent number: 4332613
    Abstract: Solutions containing high concentrations of the n-butyric acid ester and n-octanoic acid ester of bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile) or ioxynil (3,5-diiodo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile). Such solutions have crystallization temperatures lower than those of like solutions containing like amounts of any one of such esters alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventor: James E. Esposito
  • Method of stimulating the flow of latex and compositions used therein
    Patent number: 4144046
    Abstract: A latex stimulant and method of use involving a composition comprised of (a) ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid) and its functional derivatives, (b) and a thickening agent so that the composition may be used to stimulate the flow of latex in rubber trees through direct application by brush to the bark of the tree or to exposed areas wherein the bark has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignee: Amchem Products, Inc.
    Inventor: James E. Esposito