Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Ferkovich

Stephen M. Ferkovich 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).

  • Fecundity-promoting supplement for the insidious flower bug reared on artificial diet
    Patent number: 7354611
    Abstract: A new protein supplement for insect rearing contains extracts of insect eggs or cultured insect egg embryonic cell lines from insects such as Plodia interpunctella and Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, etc., to increase the fecundity of insects reared for biocontrol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Stephen M. Ferkovich, Jeffrey Shapiro