Patents by Inventor Earl Tryon

Earl Tryon 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for controlling insects in buildings and agricultural uses
    Patent number: 7247311
    Abstract: Insect barriers for building structures include rigid foam sheets and sheets of film or mesh formed of polymer material impregnated throughout with a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide such as permethrin. Foam sheets are applied to exterior and interior surfaces of foundation walls to provide both thermal and insect barrier functions. Film and/or mesh sheets are positioned around exterior and interior perimeters of foundation walls to form skirts serving as insect barriers. Plant containers for containing growing plants are formed of polymer material impregnated throughout with a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. Agricultural mulching film for covering the soil beneath and around a growing plant is formed of polymer material impregnated throughout with synthetic pyrethroid insecticide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Agrinova Corporation
    Inventors: Jerman O. Stein, Earl Tryon
  • Apparatus and methods for controlling insects in buildings and agricultural uses
    Publication number: 20020197295
    Abstract: Insect barriers for building structures include rigid foam sheets and sheets of film or mesh formed of polymer material impregnated throughout with a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide such as permethrin. Foam sheets are applied to exterior and interior surfaces of foundation walls to provide both thermal and insect barrier functions. Film and/or mesh sheets are positioned around exterior and interior perimeters of foundation walls to form skirts serving as insect barriers. Plant containers for containing growing plants are formed of polymer material impregnated throughout with a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. Agricultural mulching film for covering the soil beneath and around a growing plant is formed of polymer material impregnated throughout with synthetic pyrethroid insecticide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Jerman O. Stein, Earl Tryon