Patents by Inventor Basilios Mazomenos

Basilios Mazomenos 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).

  • Inclusion complexes of cyclodextrin and their use in slow release formulations for attracting insects
    Patent number: 5650160
    Abstract: Process for attracting male olive pests, particularly male Prays oleae or Palpita unionalis, wherein an appropriate amount of the following composition is used, preferably in an amount of about 10 to about 40 mg:an inclusion complex of a cyclodextrin and of at least one of the following compounds:a linear chain of 10 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or not, saturated or unsaturated, under the acetate or aldehyde or alcohol form, provided that such chain is different from ethyl dodecanoate,and more particularly:Z-7-tetradecenal,E-11-hexadecenal,E-11-hexadecenyl acetate.The distribution of this sex pheromone confuses the male olive pests as to the whereabouts of the females.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: NCSR "Demokritos"
    Inventors: Basilios Mazomenos, Irene Moustakali-Mavridis