Patents by Inventor Brian Teppen

Brian Teppen 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).

  • Method and compositions for controlling release of organic compositions
    Publication number: 20060157667
    Abstract: A method and compositions using layered clays with monovalent potassium, ammonium or cesium ions in the galleries of the clay which are also occupied by a preferably polar or semi polar organic compound. The method and compositions are particularly useful for controlled release of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematocides and contaminants in the presence of calcium or magnesium, or other naturally occurring inorganic cations as divalent displacement ions providing the release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Stephen Boyd, Hui Li, Brian Teppen