Patents by Inventor Ashraf M. El-Sayed

Ashraf M. El-Sayed 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).

  • COMPOSITION AND SYSTEM FOR ATTRACTING LEPIDOPTEROUS INSECTS
    Publication number: 20180168151
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for attracting Lepidopterous insects comprising a vapour blend of acetic acid and one or more compounds of formula (I), (I) wherein R is selected from the group comprising —CH2OH, —CN, —NC, and —OH; and to methods of using the composition to attract, detect, survey, monitor and/or control Lepidopterous insects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Ashraf M. El-Sayed
  • Pheromone composition
    Patent number: 8877174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a four component pheromone composition that attracts male light brown apple moths and can be used to control moth populations. The pheromone composition comprises (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate, (E,E)-9,11-tetradecadienyl acetate, (E)-11-tetradecen-1-ol and (E)-11-hexadecenyl acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: David Maxwell Suckling, Ashraf M. El-Sayed
  • PHEROMONE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20140004075
    Abstract: The invention relates to a four component pheromone composition that attracts male light brown apple moths and can be used to control moth populations. The pheromone composition comprises (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate, (E,E)-9,11-tetradecadienyl acetate, (E)-11-tetradecen-1-ol and (E)-11-hexadecenyl acetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: David Maxwell Suckling, Ashraf M. El-Sayed