Patents by Inventor Fernando E. Vega

Fernando E. Vega 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).

  • Autoinoculating device for contaminating insects with active agents
    Patent number: 5452540
    Abstract: A device for use with a funnel drop-type trap for autoinoculation of active agents with insects. The device comprises a collecting chamber, an entrance near the top of the chamber for entry of the insects from the trap and for direction of the insects to the agent positioned on the surface below the entrance. At least one exit for escape of the insects is located on the sidewall of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Patrick F. Dowd, Fernando E. Vega