Patents by Inventor Alisha Hansen

Alisha Hansen 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).

  • Methods for detecting urushiol-bearing plants such as poision ivy
    Patent number: 8748190
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for detecting urushiol-bearing plants such as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Accordingly, one aspect of the invention is a method of detecting a urushiol-bearing plant, the method comprising: dispensing a urushiol marking composition on a surface of the urushiol-bearing plant; then detecting a visual change on the urushiol-bearing plant caused by the reaction of the urushiol marking composition with the urushiol borne by the urushiol-bearing plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Alisha Hansen
  • Methods for Detecting Urushiol-Bearing Plants
    Publication number: 20100248381
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for detecting urushiol-bearing plants such as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Accordingly, one aspect of the invention is a method of detecting a urushiol-bearing plant, the method comprising: dispensing a urushiol marking composition on a surface of the urushiol-bearing plant; then detecting a visual change on the urushiol-bearing plant caused by the reaction of the urushiol marking composition with the urushiol borne by the urushiol-bearing plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Alisha Hansen