Patents by Inventor Martin Ramon Aluja-Schuneman

Martin Ramon Aluja-Schuneman 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).

  • ISOLATION, STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION, SYNTHESIS, BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND APPLICATION AS CONTROL AGENT OF THE HOST MARKING PHEROMONE (AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF) OF THE FRUIT FLIES OF THE TYPE ANASTREPHA (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)
    Patent number: 6555120
    Abstract: The 2-(2,14-Dimethyl-pentadecanoylamin)-pentanedioic acid (I) and compounds of the formula (II), wherein the substituents have the meaning disclosed in the specification, are used as oviposition deterring pheromones against the following fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of economical importance: Anastrepha fraterculus (south America fruit fly), A. grandis, A. ludens (Mexican fruit fly), A. obliqua (mango fly), A. serpentina (sapodilla fly), A. striata (guayabi fly) and A. suspensa (Caribbean fruit fly). The above-mentioned substances, if conveniently formulated, can be used to reduce the damage caused by these insects to fruits which are cultivated in commercial and semi-commercial orchards, in garden orchards and in isolated trees in residential gardens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.
    Inventors: Martin Ramon Aluja-Schuneman, Francisco Diaz-Fleischer, Andrew J. F. Edmunds, Leonhard Hagmann