Patents by Inventor Walter M. Farina

Walter M. Farina 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).

  • METHOD FOR PROMOTING TARGETED POLLINATION OF PEAR TREE CROPS IN HONEY BEES
    Publication number: 20230276796
    Abstract: A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of pear crops (Pyrus) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and ?-pinene. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollination activity towards the pear crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and ?-pinene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Walter M. FARINA, Paula Carolina DÍAZ
  • Formulation for promoting targeted pollination of pear tree crops in honey bees
    Patent number: 11690376
    Abstract: A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of pear crops (Pyrus) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and ?-pinene. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollination activity towards the pear crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and ?-pinene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS (CONICET), UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
    Inventors: Walter M. Farina, Paula Carolina Díaz
  • Formulation for promoting targeted pollination of almond tree crops in honey bees
    Patent number: 11457650
    Abstract: A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of almond tree crops (Prunus dulcis) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollinizing activity towards the almond tree crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENIIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET), UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
    Inventors: Walter M. Farina, Maria Cecilia Estravis Barcala, Florencia Palottini