Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Stimac

Jerry L. Stimac 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 formulations for control of pests
    Patent number: 6403085
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns novel biopesticides and their use to control cockroaches, carpenter ants, and pharaoh ants. Specifically, highly virulent isolates of Beauveria bassiana in an agricultural composition, can be used to effectively control these pests. Exemplified are Beauveria bassiana No. 447, ATCC 20872, and Beauveria bassiana Sp111, ATCC 74038. Also described are unique formulations which are highly effective for delivering biocontrol agents to target pests. By using these novel compositions, target pests can be controlled without the environmental and public safety hazards presented by chemical control agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry L. Stimac
  • Methods and materials for control of termites
    Patent number: 6280723
    Abstract: The subject invention provides for a method for controlling termites by contacting the termites with a composition comprising Beuveria bassiana No. 447 (ATCC 20872).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Jerry L. Stimac, Sérgio Batista Alves
  • NOVEL METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTROL OF TERMITES
    Publication number: 20010006632
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods for control of termites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: JERRY L. STIMAC, SERGIO BATISTA ALVES
  • Methods and formulations for control of pests
    Patent number: 6254864
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns novel biopesticides and their use to control cockroaches, carpenter ants, and pharaoh ants. Specifically, highly virulent isolates of Beauveria bassiana in an agricultural composition, can be used to effectively control these pests. Exemplified are Beauveria bassiana No. 447, ATCC 20872, and Beauveria bassiana SP111, ATCC 74038. Also described are unique formulations which are highly effective for delivering biocontrol agents to target pests. By using these novel compositions, target pests can be controlled without the environmental and public safety hazards presented by chemical control agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Stimac, Roberto Pereira
  • Controlling cockroaches, carpenter ants, and pharaoh ants using strains of beauveria bassiana
    Patent number: 5683689
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns novel biopesticides and their use to control cockroaches, carpenter ants, and pharaoh ants. Specifically, highly virulent isolates of Beauveria bassiana in an agricultural composition, can be used to effectively control these pests. Exemplified are Beauveria bassiana No. 447, ATCC 20872, and Beauveria bassiana SP111, ATCC 74038. Also described are unique formulations which are highly effective for delivering biocontrol agents to target pests. By using these novel compositions, target pests can be controlled without the environmental and public safety hazards presented by chemical control agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Stimac, Roberto Pereira
  • Biological control of imported fire ants with a fungal pathogen
    Patent number: 4925663
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns a novel biopesticide and its use to control imported fire ants which have caused significant economic harm to much of the southeastern United States. Specifically, a highly virulent isolate of Beauveria bassiana in an agricultural composition, can be used to effectively control ants of the genus Solenopsis. Exemplified herein is Beauveria bassiana No. 447, ATCC 20872. By using this novel fungus, or mutants thereof, fire ants can be controlled without the environmental and public safety hazards presented by chemical control agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventor: Jerry L. Stimac
  • Methods and formulations for control of pests
    Patent number: RE38958
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns novel biopesticides and their use to control cockroaches, carpenter ants, and pharaoh ants. Specifically, highly virulent isolates of Beauveria bassiana in an agricultural composition, can be used to effectively control these pests. Exemplified are Beauveria bassiana No. 447, ATCC 20872, and Beauveria bassiana Sp111, ATCC 74038. Also described are unique formulations which are highly effective for delivering biocontrol agents to target pests. By using these novel compositions, target pests can be controlled without the environmental and public safety hazards presented by chemical control agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Stimac, Roberto Pereira