Patents by Inventor James R. Stockton

James R. Stockton 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).

  • .beta.-Branched alcohol mosquito control agent
    Patent number: 4569947
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved method for controlling mosquitos wherein a body of water containing immature forms of mosquitos has its surface coated with a thin film of a control agent which is a non-ionic, organic material with a density less than that of water. The improvement in such method comprises coating the surface with an approximately monomolecular film of a .beta.-branched alcohol of the following structure: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is C.sub.9 -C.sub.28 ; andR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is at least C.sub.3, orR.sub.2 is CH.sub.3 and R.sub.1 has at least two branch sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Sherex Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Stockton, Richard C. Dodwell