Patents by Inventor Yaakov Brody

Yaakov Brody 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 producing a mulch for killing termites
    Patent number: 6618986
    Abstract: A method of making a mulch for eradicating termites without poisoning the soil includes spraying at least one of tree bark and wood chips with an aqueous concentration of a borate salt in a concentration sufficient to produce a mulch ineffective in protecting the mulch form infestation by termites and effective in killing termites in a colony remote from the mulch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Yaakov Brody
  • Mulch and method for killing termites
    Patent number: 6286247
    Abstract: A mulch for poisoning termites without poisoning the soil includes wood chips and/or tree bark impregnated with a borate salt. The mulch is placed in contact with the soil near a termite infestation or near a termite-attracting feature. The mulch is impregnated preferably with a sodium borate salt, such as disodium octaborate tetrahydrate or disodium tetraborate decahydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Yaakov Brody
  • Method for producing a mulch for killing termites
    Publication number: 20010001914
    Abstract: An article for poisoning of termites without poisoning the soil is a cellulose body impregnated with a borate salt. The cellulose body may be wood, paper, or laminated paper that is placed on or in soil. These articles are placed in contact with the soil at spaced apart intervals having a regular interval near a structure to be protected from termite attack, near a termite infestation, or near a termite-attracting feature. The articles are impregnated preferably with a sodium borate salt, such as disodium octaborate tetrahydrate or disodium tetraborate decahydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 31, 2001
    Inventor: Yaakov Brody
  • Method for killing termites
    Patent number: 6131330
    Abstract: A method for poisoning of termites without poisoning the soil by displacing a solid unitary article, such as, a stone or patio block, placing a thin cellulose body impregnated with a borate salt in contact with the soil exposed by displacing the article and restoring the article to its original position wherein the cellulose body is covered by the article. The cellulose bodies are perferably impregnated with a sodium borate salt, such as disodium octaborate tetrahydrate or disodium tetraborate decahydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Yaakov Brody
  • Method and articles for killing termites
    Patent number: 5564222
    Abstract: An article for poisoning of termites without poisoning the soil is a cellulose body impregnated with a borate salt. The cellulose body may be wood, paper, or laminated paper that is placed on or in soil. These articles are placed in contact with the soil at spaced apart intervals having a regular interval near a structure to be protected from termite attack, near a termite infestation, or near a termite-attracting feature. The articles are impregnated preferably with a sodium borate salt, such as disodium octaborate tetrahydrate or disodium tetraborate decahydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Yaakov Brody