Patents by Inventor John E. Hall-Hibbitts

John E. Hall-Hibbitts 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 for treating hydratable polymers, compositions obtained therefrom, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 5902589
    Abstract: Aqueous solutions of hydratable polymers are prepared by hydrating a hydratable polymer in water without agitation sufficient to shear the molecular structure of the polymer thereby maintaining intact the polymer's molecular structure thereby providing a structurally uniform composition. The resulting solutions are sticky and tacky and are useful in controlling insects and for other uses. The resulting solutions can be dried to form powders. The resulting products readily degrade, are non-toxic, and non-ionic, and hence environmentally benign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Conagro, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Hall-Hibbitts, Maria E. Gonzalez-Miller
  • Method for treating hydratable polymers, compositions obtained therefrom, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 5720967
    Abstract: Aqueous solutions of hydratable polymers are prepared by hydrating a hydratable polymer in water without agitation sufficient to shear the molecular structure of the polymer thereby maintaining intact the polymer's molecular structure thereby providing a structurally uniform composition. The resulting solutions are sticky and tacky and are useful in controlling insects and for other uses. The resulting solutions can be dried to form powders. The resulting products readily degrade, are non-toxic, and non-ionic, and hence environmentally benign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Conagro, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Hall-Hibbitts, Maria E. Gonzalez-Miller