Patents by Inventor Janice M. Pitt

Janice M. Pitt 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).

  • Nematode storage and transport
    Patent number: 4765275
    Abstract: Improved methods for the storage for transport of nematodes. In one form the invention provides a method of storing entomopathogenic nematodes wherein a cream of infective juvenile entomopathogenic nematodes is mixed with an adsorbent and stored under conditions in which microbial growth is inhibited. In another form the invention provides a method of storing entomopathogenic nematodes wherein a cream of infective juvenile entomopathogenic nematodes is stored under substantially anerobic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Assignee: Biotechnology Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yukawa, Janice M. Pitt