Patents by Inventor John J. Riggins

John J. Riggins 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PEST REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20180213764
    Abstract: The present invention includes a new type of bait for wood-targeting pest baiting systems and methods of obtaining the bait. Certain embodiments of the present invention include a blue-stained wood either treated with a solution that includes blue-stain fungi or wood naturally infected with blue-stain fungi. Additional embodiments of the present invention include a blue-stained solution that may be applied to a wood substrate or to a non-wood bait matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Nathan S. Little, John J. Riggins, Tor P. Schultz
  • System and methods for pest reduction
    Patent number: 9924706
    Abstract: The present invention includes a new type of bait for wood-targeting pest baiting systems and methods of obtaining the bait. Certain embodiments of the present invention include a blue-stained wood either treated with a solution that includes blue-stain fungi or wood naturally infected with blue-stain fungi. Additional embodiments of the present invention include a blue-stained solution that may be applied to a wood substrate or to a non-wood bait matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Nathan S. Little, John J. Riggins, Tor P Schultz
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PEST REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20130333275
    Abstract: The present invention includes a new type of bait for wood-targeting pest baiting systems and methods of obtaining the bait. Certain embodiments of the present invention include a blue-stained wood either treated with a solution that includes blue-stain fungi or wood naturally infected with blue-stain fungi. Additional embodiments of the present invention include a blue-stained solution that may be applied to a wood substrate or to a non-wood bait matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Nathan S. Little, John J. Riggins, Tor P. Schultz