Patents by Inventor Felix Wackers

Felix Wackers 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).

  • MITE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REARING MITES
    Publication number: 20230000065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the mass rearing of predatory mites, mite compositions and the use thereof for biological control. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of prey mites from the genus Czenspinskia for the mass rearing of predatory mites and for controlling a pest in a crop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Dominiek VANGANSBEKE, Marcus Vinicius Alfenas DUARTE, Alfredo BENAVENTE MARTINEZ, Jonas Andree Jozef MERCKX, Manon Helene Lionella GUILBAUD, Keith George OAKLEY, Karel Jozef Florent Bolckmans BOLCKMANS, Felix WACKERS
  • Method to condition an invertebrate to detect a concentration range of a chemical compound
    Patent number: 8884097
    Abstract: Described is a method of conditioning an invertebrate to detect a compound at and beyond a threshold range. In one embodiment the conditioned invertebrate is Microplitis croceipes. Compounds the invertebrate can detect include skatole and androstenone. An additional step includes selecting a compound and negatively conditioning the invertebrate at a concentration wherein the invertebrate will not respond to negatively conditioned compound concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Dawn M. Olson, Felix Wackers, John-Erik Haugen