Patents by Inventor J. C. Walters

J. C. Walters 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).

  • Beehive-mounted device for utilizing honeybees (hymenoptera: apidae) in the dissemination of biocontrol agents
    Patent number: 5348511
    Abstract: Biocontrol agents are disseminated for the control of pests by Apis mellifera L. using a device inserted into a modified down-sized super which is integrated as a substructure of a conventional, commercial beehive. The device provides separate entry and departure pathways which allows exiting bees to be surface-contaminated with the biocontrol agent as they exit the hive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Harry R. Gross, Raydene Johnson, J. C. Walters