Patents by Inventor A. Randall Alford

A. Randall Alford 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).

  • Attractants and repellants for colorado potato beetle
    Patent number: 6703014
    Abstract: A method has been discovered for attracting Colorado potato beetles to an area of object or area, which method involves treating the object or area with a Colorado potato beetle attracting composition (with or without an insecticide) containing a carrier material and a Colorado potato beetle attracting effective amount of (a) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, nonanal, and methyl salicylate, (b) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, and methyl salicylate, (c) (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, and (±)-linalool, (d) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and methyl salicylate, or (e) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and (±)-linalool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Joseph C. Dickens, A. Randall Alford
  • Attractants and repellants for colorado potato beetle
    Publication number: 20030113358
    Abstract: A method has been discovered for attracting Colorado potato beetles to an area of object or area, which method involves treating the object or area with a Colorado potato beetle attracting composition (with or without an insecticide) containing a carrier material and a Colorado potato beetle attracting effective amount of (a) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, nonanal, and methyl salicylate, (b) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, and methyl salicylate, (c) (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, and (±)-linalool, (d) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and methyl salicylate, or (e) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and (±)-linalool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph C. Dickens, A. Randall Alford
  • Attractants and repellants for colorado potato beetle
    Patent number: 6479046
    Abstract: A method has been discovered for attracting Colorado potato beetles to an area of object or area, which method involves treating the object or area with a Colorado potato beetle attracting composition (with or without an insecticide) containing a carrier material and a Colorado potato beetle attracting effective amount of (a) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, nonanal, and methyl salicylate, (b) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, and methyl salicylate, (c) (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, and (±)-linalool, (d) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and methyl salicylate, or (e) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and (±)-linalool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph C. Dickens, A. Randall Alford
  • Attractants and repellants for colorado potato beetle
    Publication number: 20020076391
    Abstract: A method has been discovered for attracting Colorado potato beetles to an area of object or area, which method involves treating the object or area with a Colorado potato beetle attracting composition (with or without an insecticide) containing a carrier material and a Colorado potato beetle attracting effective amount of (a) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, nonanal, and methyl salicylate, (b) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (±)-linalool, and methyl salicylate, (c) (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, and (±)-linalool, (d) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and methyl salicylate, or (e) (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and (±)-linalool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph C. Dickens, A. Randall Alford