Patents by Inventor Edwin L. Soderstrom

Edwin L. Soderstrom 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).

  • Sec-butyl (Z)-7-tetradecenoate and its use as a sex attractant for the grapeleaf skeletonizer
    Patent number: 4563348
    Abstract: A pheromonal compound produced by the western grapeleaf skeletonizer has been identified as sec-butyl (Z)-7-tetradecenoate. The synthetically-prepared compound demonstrates activity toward both the western grapeleaf skeletonizer, Harrisina brillians Barnes and McDunnough and the grapeleaf skeletonizer, Harrisina americana (Guerin). By attracting adult moths to field traps, this compound offers a useful tool in monitoring and control of this pest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Edwin L. Soderstrom, William F. Haddon, Joel Myerson