Patents by Inventor Leon M. Adams

Leon M. Adams 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).

  • Microencapsulation process and apparatus
    Patent number: 4764317
    Abstract: A process for collecting microcapsules containing a liquid fill formed by an encapsulation head comprising maintaining a rotating substantially uniform layer of a cushioning powder between a capsule forming zone and a capsule collecting zone, expelling capsules as formed from the capsule forming zone onto a uniform layer of cushioning powder, and moving the capsules radially along said layer and the capsule collecting zone. The invention also comprises the apparatus involved which comprises an encapsulation head for expelling capsules, a powder-coated platform located below the encapsulation head for receiving said expelled capsules, means for rotating said platform to cause said capsules to move radially and fall from said platform, and a moving surface located below said platform to collect said capsules falling from said platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Eugene L. Anderson, William W. Harlowe, Jr., Leon M. Adams, Mary C. Marshall
  • Method for repelling birds, especially woodpeckers
    Patent number: 4562212
    Abstract: A method for repelling birds, especially woodpeckers from selected areas or surfaces which comprises applying isophorone to such areas or surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Samuel J. Tomlinson, Sr., Edward E. Dean, Leon M. Adams
  • Method for repelling birds, especially woodpeckers
    Patent number: 4414227
    Abstract: A method for repelling birds, especially woodpeckers from selected areas or surfaces which comprises applying isophorone to such areas or surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Samuel J. Tomlinson, Sr., Edward E. Dean, Leon M. Adams