Patents by Inventor Matthew L. Philpott

Matthew L. Philpott 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 esterase for insect control
    Patent number: 5098706
    Abstract: A method of controlling insects comprises administering juvenile hormone esterase during a larval stadium to disrupt normal development. The juvenile hormone esterase is preferably administered by infecting insects with a baculovirus including the gene for juvenile hormone esterase. The enzyme fatally disrupts the normal development of the host insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bruce D. Hammock, Matthew L. Philpott