Patents Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of America
  • Cyclohexanol ethers as mediterranean fruit fly attractants
    Patent number: 10343974
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel cyclohexanol ethers of Formula (I) useful as Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitas capitata, attractants: wherein R1 is C1-5 alkyl optionally substituted with 0-3 halogens, and R2 is C1-3 alkyl. Also disclosed are methods of preparation, methods of formulation, and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of America
    Inventors: Daniel Kuzmich, Spencer S. Walse
  • Passivation of nerve agents by surface modified enzymes stabilized by non-covalent immobilization on robust, stable particles
    Patent number: 6869784
    Abstract: Enzymes are modified by incorporating anchor sites for linking the enzymes to a target surface without destroying the catalytic activity of the enzymes. A stable carrier to accommodate and bind the selected enzyme is constructed, and the enzyme is non-covalently linked to the carrier, generally through metal salts of iminodiacetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of America
    Inventors: Alok Singh, Mehran Pazirandeh, Paul E. Schoen, Michael A. Markowitz, J. Matthew Mauro
  • Method of overcoating a high current density cathode with rhodium
    Patent number: 4894257
    Abstract: A tungsten-iridium billet is impregnated with a chemical mixture of barium xide, strontium oxide, and aluminum oxide, the impregnated billet heated, and the surface of the impregnated billet desired for emission exposed to an overcoating of rhodium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of America
    Inventors: Bernard Smith, Gerard L. Freeman, Louis E. Branovich