Patents by Inventor Todd C. Steckler

Todd C. Steckler 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).

  • Publication number: 20150342186
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Cal Agri Products. LLC
    Inventors: Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler
  • Patent number: 9107409
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Cal Agri Products, LLC
    Inventors: Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler
  • Publication number: 20130022636
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CAI PATENT HOLDING, LLC
    Inventors: Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler
  • Patent number: 8298559
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventors: Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler
  • Publication number: 20090270349
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler
  • Patent number: 7579017
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Inventors: Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler
  • Publication number: 20080181922
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polysaccharide in a concentration of from 0.10 to about 0.70 wt. %, a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polysaccharide preferably has a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000 and a molecular weight preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Todd C. Steckler, Noriko Nakada
  • Publication number: 20040258764
    Abstract: A physical mode of action pesticide for application on plants and in soils, and methods of manufacture and application, comprising an active ingredient in the form of a polymer in a concentration of less than 0.1% wt., a surfactant, a co-solvent and a diluent in a hydrocolloid suspension. The suspension polymer is preferably a polysaccharide having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 25,000,000, and preferably in the range of about 600,000. The pesticide preferably also includes a targeting ingredient for directing the active ingredient to a particular target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Brook Chandler Murphy, Todd C. Steckler