Patents by Inventor Mark J. Carroll

Mark J. Carroll 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).

  • Methods for attracting honey bee parasitic mites
    Patent number: 8647615
    Abstract: A method for attracting honey bee parasitic mites to an object or area, involving treating the object or area with a composition containing a honey bee parasitic mites attracting effective amount of at least one compound selected from butyric acid, isobutyric acid, or mixtures thereof, and optionally a carrier or carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Peter EA Teal, Adrian J. Duehl, Mark J. Carroll