Patents by Inventor Martin I. Meltzer

Martin I. Meltzer 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).

  • Self-medicating applicator for controlling pests on animals
    Patent number: 5357902
    Abstract: The device is a self-medicating applicator that can be used for the treatment of animals with a pesticide for the control of pests, e.g., ticks and flies. The applicator device includes a feed bin, a reservoir for storage of the pesticide, and a porous column which passes through the pesticide reservoir and bait bin. Pesticide, drawn up the column by capillary action, is applied to the animal contacting the column while the animal is feeding from the bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignees: Old Dominion University, University of Florida
    Inventors: R. Andrew Norval, Martin I. Meltzer, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Michael J. Burridge
  • Attractant decoy for controlling bont ticks
    Patent number: 5296227
    Abstract: A decoy which includes the attraction, aggregation and attachment components of bont tick pheromones is used to attract hungry male, female, and nymph bont ticks to a location where an acaricide can kill the ticks. The decoy can be disk shaped and can be attachable to the hair or fur of an animal. The decoy may also be in the form of a tail band decoy where the decoy is used to dispense the pheromones and acaricide on those portions of the host animal's body not normally protected by grooming mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignees: Old Dominion University, The University of Florida
    Inventors: R. A. I. Norval, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Martin I. Meltzer, Michael J. Burridge