Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Guertal

Elizabeth Guertal 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).

  • Publication number: 20120225781
    Abstract: A method for controlling pests and weeds on or around plants, especially crop plants is disclosed. The method includes admixing 2-propenal or other related enal compounds to form an aqueous solution, and applying the aqueous solution to plants, plant seeds, weeds, or soil around the around the area in which the plants grow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana, Elizabeth A. Guertal, Robert H. Walker, David H. Teem
  • Publication number: 20080312087
    Abstract: A method for controlling pests and weeds on or around plants, especially crop plants is disclosed. The method includes admixing 2-propenal or other related enal compounds to form an aqueous solution, and applying the aqueous solution to plants, plant seeds, weeds, or soil around the around the area in which the plants grow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Auburn University
    Inventors: Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana, Elizabeth A. Guertal, Robert H. Walker, David H. Teem
  • Patent number: 7462579
    Abstract: A method for controlling pests and weeds on or around plants, especially crop plants is disclosed. The method includes admixing 2-butenal, trans-2-pentenal or other related enal compounds to form an aqueous solution, and applying the aqueous solution to plants, plant seeds, weeds, or soil around the around the area in which the plants grow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana, Elizabeth A. Guertal, Robert H. Walker, David H. Teem
  • Publication number: 20060089263
    Abstract: A method for controlling pests and weeds on or around plants, especially crop plants. The method includes admixing 2-propenal or other related enal compounds to form an aqueous solution, and applying the aqueous solution to plants, plant seeds, weeds, or soil around the around the area in which the plants grow. The aqueous solution contains about 1 to about 1350 parts of the active compound per million parts of water, and is applied to the soil in amounts of from about 75 pounds to about 800 pounds of active compound per acre of soil. At lower application rates of from about 1 pound to about 100 pounds of the active compound per acre of soil, 2-propanol and related enal compounds have the beneficial effect of enhancing the growth of the plants. In addition, application of these enal compounds also helps in reducing transplant shock of tomato plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana, Elizabeth Guertal, Robert Walker, David Teem