Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Turnblad

Kevin M. Turnblad 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).

  • Insecticidal seed coating
    Patent number: 5876739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insecticidal coating for a seed comprising one or more binders selected from the group consisting of polymers and copolymers of polyvinyl acetate, methyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, vinylidene chloride, acrylic, cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone and polysaccharide and an insecticide and filler wherein the binder forms a matrix for the insecticide and filler resulting in a substantially non-phytotoxic seed coating; methods for producing said coating and the seed treated with the above described coating.Additionally the invention concerns a method of controlling soil-borne insect pests, particularly from the order of Coleoptera, such as Diabrotica spp., comprising applying to a seed an insecticidal coating as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Kevin M. Turnblad, Yuguang Chen
  • Insecticidal seed coating
    Patent number: 5849320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insecticidal coating for a seed comprising one or more binders selected from the group consisting of polymers and copolymers of polyvinyl acetate, methyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, vinylidene chloride, acrylic, cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone and polysaccharide and an insecticide wherein the binder forms a matrix for the insecticide; methods for producing said coating and the seed treated with the above described coating.Additionally the invention concerns a method of controlling soil-borne insect pests, particularly Diabrotica spp., comprising applying to a seed an insecticidal coating as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Novartis Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. Turnblad, Yugu Ang Chen