Patents by Inventor Ellen K. Mantus

Ellen K. Mantus 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).

  • Organic nitriles as insect antifeedants
    Patent number: 4966913
    Abstract: Members of a novel class of organic nitriles related to an indole alkaloid of Dithyrea wislizenii (Cruciferae) have been discovered to be patent feeding inhibitors of the fall armyworm and European corn borer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Powell, Kenneth L. Mikolajczak, Bruce W. Zilkowski, Jon Clardy, Ellen K. Mantus
  • Organic nitriles as insect antifeedants
    Patent number: 4942247
    Abstract: Members of a novel class of organic nitriles related to an indole alkoaloid of Dithyrea wislizenii (Cruciferae) have been discovered to be potent feeding inhibitors of the fall armyworm and European corn borer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Powell, Kenneth L. Mikolajczak, Bruce W. Zilkowski, Jon Clardy, Ellen K. Mantus