Patents by Inventor Francesco Nazzi

Francesco Nazzi 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).

  • Method and device to control and condition the behavior of the varroa destructor mite in a beehive, or in other environment where bees reproduce
    Publication number: 20060165743
    Abstract: Method and device to control and condition the behavior of the Varroa destructor mite in a beehive, or in another environment where bees reproduce. The method comprises a step of applying, in the beehive or in the aforesaid environment, a chemical composition including at least one of the following substances: (+)-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid, (?)-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid, (+)-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid, (?)-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Universita' Degli Studi Di Udine
    Inventors: Norberto Milani, Francesco Nazzi, Giorgio Della Vedova
  • Methods and reagents for the control of infestations of parasites
    Publication number: 20050048093
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for the modulation of acarid infestation of a colony of bees, said comprising alkenes selected from the group consisting of cis-6-heptadecene, cis-7-heptadecene, cis-8-heptadecene, cis-9-heptadecene, cis-6-pentadecene, cis 7-pentadecene, cis-8-pentadecene and cia-9-pentadecene, in particular comprising cis-8-heptadecene. The invention further relates to use of cis-8-heptadecene as an acaricide, and to methods of modulating mite infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Norberto Milani, Georgio Vedova, Francesco Nazzi