Patents by Inventor James G. C. Hamilton

James G. C. Hamilton 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for controlling arthropod populations
    Patent number: 4884361
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the populations of harmful arthropods. The method employs a decoy shaped like a female arthropod which includes a volatile sex attractant pheromone and a mounting pheromone which, in combination, induce mating behavior in arthropods. The decoy also includes a pesticide encapsulated therein which contaminates male arthropods upon physical contact with the decoys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Center for Innovative Technology
    Inventors: Daniel Sonenshine, James G. C. Hamilton