Patents by Inventor Bradley N. Metz

Bradley N. Metz 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).

  • Stabilized synthetic brood pheromone and race-specific ratios of components for manipulating the behavior and physiology of honey bees
    Patent number: 9107396
    Abstract: This invention relates to a 10-component stabilized synthetic honey bee brood pheromone and methods of stabilizing said pheromone by adding one or more antioxidants, thereby enabling the production and sustained use of commercial products based on that pheromone. The 11-component stabilized pheromone composition formed by adding the antioxidant tertiary-butyl hydroquinone to a synthetic blend of ethyl linoleate, ethyl linolenate, ethyl oleate, ethyl palmitate, ethyl stearate, methyl linoleate, methyl linolenate, methyl oleate, methyl palmitate and methyl stearate can be used in generic or race-specific ratios to manipulate the behavior and improve the performance of worker honey bees, resulting in overall increased vigor of the hive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: OMS Investments, Inc., The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Tanya Pankiw, Bradley N. Metz, Norman Avelino, Jean Pierre Lafontaine
  • Stabilized Synthetic Brood Pheromone and Race-Specific Ratios of Components for Manipulating the Behavior and Physiology of Honey Bees
    Publication number: 20110021622
    Abstract: This invention relates to a 10-component stabilized synthetic honey bee brood pheromone and methods of stabilizing said pheromone by adding one or more antioxidants, thereby enabling the production and sustained use of commercial products based on that pheromone. The 11-component stabilized pheromone composition formed by adding the antioxidant tertiary-butyl hydroquinone to a synthetic blend of ethyl linoleate, ethyl linolenate, ethyl oleate, ethyl palmitate, ethyl stearate, methyl linoleate, methyl linolenate, methyl oleate, methyl palmitate and methyl stearate can be used in generic or race-specific ratios to manipulate the behavior and improve the performance of worker honey bees, resulting in overall increased vigor of the hive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: CONTECH ENTERPRISES INC., THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Tanya Pankiw, Bradley N. Metz, Norman Avelino, Jean Pierre Lafontaine