Patents by Inventor Edgar G. King, Jr.

Edgar G. King, Jr. 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).

  • Termite bait matrix
    Patent number: 6585991
    Abstract: Termite foods mixed together in a matrix suitable to be used as baits and attractants for termites are provided. This termite matrix is preferred by termites over naturally-occurring foods such as deadwood, trees and wood used in human constructions, and other known termite matrices. It comprises cellulose, water and termite-preferred nutrients. Methods of monitoring the presence of termites using such matrices, and methods of controlling termites using such matrices to deliver termite toxins are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Guadalupe M. Rojas, Juan A. Morales-Ramos, Edgar G. King, Jr.