Patents by Inventor Brian E. Marron

Brian E. Marron 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).

  • Sesquiterpene epoxides and process for their preparation
    Patent number: 4981981
    Abstract: The novel sesquiterpene epoxides trans-(Z)-1-methyl-4-(1,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexadienyl)-1,2-epoxycyclohexane and cis-(z)-1-methyl-4-(1,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexadienyl)-1,2-expoxycyclohexane have been isolated from N. viridula adult males, and have been successfully synthesized. The compounds are useful for the production of synthetic sex attractants for N. viridula and its parasitoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Aldrich, James E. Oliver, Kyriacos C. Nicolaou, Brian E. Marron