Patents by Inventor Edgardo Etxeberria

Edgardo Etxeberria 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).

  • Colored clays for agricultural and other industrial applications
    Patent number: 9763440
    Abstract: Colored clay particles are prepared by the absorption of pigments, such as dyes, on the surface of clays. The surface of the clay can be modified with a surfactant such that a dye can be well bound to the particle's surface to avoid leaching of the dye into water. The colored clay particles can be used to deter insects, such as the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), by coating a plant, such as a citrus plant, with the colored clay particles. The reflectance of the visible and ultraviolet light can be altered by the choice of dyes such that the spectrum visible to the insect deters the insect from the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Brij M. Moudgil, Savino C. Musella, Edgardo Etxeberria, Michael E. Rogers, Craig R. Brodersen, Parvesh Sharma
  • Colored Clays for Agricultural and Other Industrial Applications
    Publication number: 20170027165
    Abstract: Colored clay particles are prepared by the absorption of pigments, such as dyes, on the surface of clays. The surface of the clay can be modified with a surfactant such that a dye can be well bound to the particle's surface to avoid leaching of the dye into water. The colored clay particles can be used to deter insects, such as the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), by coating a plant, such as a citrus plant, with the colored clay particles. The reflectance of the visible and ultraviolet light can be altered by the choice of dyes such that the spectrum visible to the insect deters the insect from the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Brij M. Moudgil, Savino C. Musella, Edgardo Etxeberria, Michael E. Rogers, Craig R. Brodersen, Parvesh Sharma