Patents by Inventor Bruce R. Stevens

Bruce R. Stevens 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).

  • Materials and methods for controlling pests
    Patent number: 7181884
    Abstract: The present invention provides materials and methods for pest control. The subject invention provides pesticidal compositions that contain one or more compounds that interact with organic solute transporter/ligand-gated ion channel multifunction polypeptides in the pest, and/or alter amino acid metabolic pathways, and/or alter ionic homeostasis in the pest. Upon exposure to a target pest, these compositions either compromise pest growth and/or cause the death of the pest. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions of the subject invention contain one or more amino acids and/or amino acid analogs. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the methods of the subject invention involve exposing a pest to a composition that comprises methionine or leucine, or an analog thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Stevens, James P. Cuda, Lewis S. Long
  • Materials and methods for controlling pests
    Publication number: 20030140371
    Abstract: The present invention provides materials and methods for pest control. The subject invention provides pesticidal compositions that contain one or more compounds that interact with organic solute transporter/ligand-gated ion channel multifunction polypeptides in the pest, and/or alter amino acid metabolic pathways, and/or alter ionic homeostasis in the pest. Upon exposure to a target pest, these compositions either compromise pest growth and/or cause the death of the pest. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions of the subject invention contain one or more amino acids and/or amino acid analogs. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the methods of the subject invention involve exposing a pest to a composition that comprises methionine or leucine, or an analog thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce R. Stevens, James P. Cuda, Lewis S. Long
  • Materials and methods for enhancing muscle performance and recovery from fatigue
    Patent number: 6100287
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to compositions and methods for enhancing muscle performance and recovery from fatigue in humans and animals. In a specific embodiment, the unique formulation is a glycine and L-arginine monohydrochloride salt of alphaketoisocaproic acid calcium (GAKIC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Bruce R. Stevens, Michael D. Godfrey, Thomas William Kaminski, Randy Wayne Braith