Patents by Inventor John M. Siddle

John M. Siddle 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).

  • Composition and process for reducing bacterial citrus canker organisms
    Patent number: 6506417
    Abstract: A disinfectant composition is disclosed effective against a pathovar of Xanthomonas axonopodis pathogenic for citrus, comprising an aqueous solution of a carboxylic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and a percarboxylic acid product thereof. In a preferred composition the percarboxylic acid comprises peroxyacetic acid in an equilibrium aqueous solution with hydrogen peroxide, and acetic acid. The composition is used in a process to disinfect citrus fruit and equipment used therewith by contacting with a sufficient concentration of the composition for a sufficient time for reducing the organisms by at least 99.9%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Siddle