Patents by Inventor Joy Michelle Thomas

Joy Michelle Thomas 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).

  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7977305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone comprising a terpene dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols
  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7250396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, a UV protectant material, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols
  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7204994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, a UV protectant material, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols
  • Juvenile hormone compositions and methods for making same
    Publication number: 20040151748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hormone coating layers having desirable hormone delivery characteristics and product lifetime. In one embodiment, the invention is a hormone composition including a substrate having an external surface, and a coating layer disposed on the external surface. The coating layer preferably includes a polymer web, a UV protectant material, and from about 1 wppm to about 100,000 wppm of a hormone dispersed throughout the polymer web. The invention also relates to methods for making hormone coating materials of the present invention. The coating compositions of the present invention preferably are implemented in human and animal food packaging materials in order to safely and efficiently protect the foodstuffs contained therein from insect infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas, Amy Marie Nichols
  • Oil and grease resistant coating composition
    Patent number: 6746736
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition for use as an oil and grease resistant coating for packaging materials including a radiation sensitive monomer; a photopolymerization initiator; and an additive, wherein the additive preferably is a chlorinated paraffin. Preferably, the composition is used to treat the surface of a paper or paperboard substrate and the substrate preferably is used subsequently in the manufacture of packaging materials, such as pet food bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Actinic, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas
  • Oil and grease resistant coating composition
    Publication number: 20020164440
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition for use as an oil and grease resistant coating for packaging materials including a radiation sensitive monomer; a photopolymerization initiator; and an additive, wherein the additive preferably is a chlorinated paraffin. Preferably, the composition is used to treat the surface of a paper or paperboard substrate and the substrate preferably is used subsequently in the manufacture of packaging materials, such as pet food bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Leeper, Joy Michelle Thomas