Patents Represented by Attorney Mark D. Sweet
  • Patent number: 6117854
    Abstract: A composition effective for the control of insects is disclosed, wherein the composition contains a phenyl pyrazole compound, a halopyridyl compound, or an avermectin compound, or combinations thereof, and a plant-derived oil carrier. Also disclosed is a method of applying the composition to an area where the insects are to be controlled. The composition may be applied to discrete locations within the area, or applied to a substrate with the substrate then being placed within the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Jules Silverman, Theodore J. Shapas
  • Patent number: 5925670
    Abstract: This invention relates to the discovered that in many strains of the German cockroach ?Blattella germanica (L.)!, feeding is inhibited by high glucose levels, conversely, feeding of this strain of cockroach is stimulated by high or ultra high levels of fructose; therefore, preferred bait compositions of the instant invention relate to insecticide bait compositions for insect control which contain a ratio of fructose to glucose of no less that about 9:1 and as great as about 10:0, binder and a preferred pyrimidinono hydrazone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Jules Silverman, Donald N. Bieman