Patents Represented by Attorney J. D. Fado

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  • Agricultural commodity condition measurement
    Patent number: 5152401
    Abstract: The instant invention pertains to ascertaining the condition (i.e. texture, maturity and extent of damage (if any)) of an agricultural commodity by: (a) inputting band-limited vibrations (i.e. limited to a specific frequency band); (b) sensing vibrational characteristics (e.g. energy, resonance, absorption frequency characteristics) resulting from the input vibrations, and; (c) analyzing the vibrational characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as representd by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Henry A. Affeldt, Jr., Judith A. Abbott
  • Preenriched broth medium for the simultaneous sampling of foods for salmonella and listeria
    Patent number: 5145786
    Abstract: This invention relates to a preenrichment broth medium that allows for the simultaneous sampling for Salmonella and Listeria spp. The medium allows for the recovery of sublethally injured bacteria that would otherwise be overlooked by conventional techniques. The medium has utility in the food industry where the isolation and identification of these human enteropathogens is sought.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Joseph S. Bailey, Nelson A. Cox
  • Multiple embedded nuclear polyhedrosis virus from celery looper with activity against lepidoptera
    Patent number: 4911913
    Abstract: A multiple embedded nuclear polyhedrosis virus isolated from the celery looper, Syngrapha falcifera, was found to have broad insecticidal activity against lepidoptera species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Donald L. Hostetter, Benjamin Puttler
  • Serotype 2 Marek's disease vaccine
    Patent number: 4895718
    Abstract: A serotype 2 Marek's disease vaccine comprising a cloned strain designated as 301B/1 has been derived from a field isolate. This strain is characterized by superior levels of replicative ability and protectivity in chickens as compared to existing commercial serotype 2 strains, and it is virtually nonpathogenic. 301B/1 is particularly useful in the formulation of highly efficacious bivalent and polyvalent vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Richard L. Witter
  • Use of boron supplements to increase in vivo production of hydroxylated steroids
    Patent number: 4849220
    Abstract: The oral administration of boron compounds such as sodium borate and boric acid increases the amounts of hydroxylated steroids in human plasma. This will help prevent or alleviate pathology, such as osteoporosis, caused by suboptimal circulating hydroxylated steroids such as 17.beta.-estradiol and testosterone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Forrest H. Nielsen, Curtiss D. Hunt