Patents by Inventor Florencia PALOTTINI

Florencia PALOTTINI 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).

  • FORMULATION AND COMPOSITION WHICH PROMOTE TARGETED POLLINATION BY BEES TOWARDS BLUEBERRY CROPS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230080793
    Abstract: Provided herein are formulations and compositions to favor the selective pollination of blueberry crops throughout a mixture of compounds effective for the olfactory training of bees in such a manner that they get attracted to blueberry flowers. A method for promoting targeted pollination by honeybees towards blueberry crops which uses the formulations and the compositions of the invention is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Walter Marcelo FARINA, María Cecilia ESTRAVIS BARCALA, Florencia PALOTTINI
  • FORMULATION AND COMPOSITION WHICH PROMOTE TARGETED POLLINATION BY BEES TOWARDS KIWI CROPS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230082298
    Abstract: This invention refers to a formulation and a composition that promote the pollination of kiwifruit crops by selectively inducing the pollinating activity of bees. It also refers to a method for targeting the pollinating activity of bees to kiwifruit crops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Walter Marcelo FARINA, María Cecilia ESTRAVIS BARCALA, Florencia PALOTTINI
  • Formulation for promoting targeted pollination of almond tree crops in honey bees
    Patent number: 11457650
    Abstract: A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of almond tree crops (Prunus dulcis) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollinizing activity towards the almond tree crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENIIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET), UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
    Inventors: Walter M. Farina, Maria Cecilia Estravis Barcala, Florencia Palottini
  • FORMULATION FOR PROMOTING TARGETED POLLINATION OF ALMOND TREE CROPS IN HONEY BEES
    Publication number: 20200229464
    Abstract: A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of almond tree crops (Prunus dulcis) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollinizing activity towards the almond tree crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Walter Marcelo FARINA, Cecilia ESTRAVIS BARCALA, Florencia PALOTTINI