Patents by Inventor Amy Marie Nichols

Amy Marie Nichols 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).

  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7977305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone comprising a terpene dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols
  • Methods for Identifying Genetic Linkage
    Publication number: 20110015084
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-throughput system for determining linkage of distinct polynucleotides and determining the sequence of polynucleotides that are linked to the distinct polynucleotides. The methods are particularly useful for analyzing transgenes in a transformed host organism. The disclosed methods provide for the detection of linkage between distinct transgenic polynucleotides in transformed hosts and sequencing of DNA regions linked to the distinct transgenic polynucleotides. Methods for identifying a transgenic plant containing a transgene insertion in an undesirable genomic location are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Allen Christian, Michael W. Petersen, Xudong Ye, David Alan Somers, Jennifer Anne Rinehart, LaRee Witte Frank, Shengzhi Pang, Amy Marie Nichols, John Alan Korte, Heping Yang
  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7250396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, a UV protectant material, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols
  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7204994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, a UV protectant material, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols
  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Publication number: 20040151748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, a UV protectant material, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols