Patents by Inventor Nicanor J. Liquido

Nicanor J. Liquido 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).

  • Attractants for bactrocera latifrons(Hendel)
    Patent number: 6019964
    Abstract: Compositions and combinations of alpha-ionol and cade oil are effective attractants for Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) fruit flies. By attracting adult males to field traps or baits, the attractants provide a means for detecting, surveying, monitoring, and controlling this agricultural pest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Nicanor J. Liquido, Roy T. Cunningham, Grant T. McQuate, Robert A. Flath
  • Pesticide composition and method for controlling the oriental fruit fly
    Patent number: 5728394
    Abstract: A composition and method for eradicating or suppressing a population of Mediterranean fruit flies or oriental fruit flies which introduces substantially minimal safety risks to humans, agriculture and nontargeted living creatures includes: providing an insecticide composition which includes at least one photoactive dye which is preferably a mixture of Phloxine B and uranine; causing the composition to be ingested by the targeted fruit fly population by spraying or providing the insecticide at a location where the fruit flies feed; and whereby ingestion of the photoactive dye component of the composition by a Mediterranean fruit fly or oriental fruit fly causes a toxic quantity of photons to penetrate within the body of the fly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Photodye International, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicanor J. Liquido, Roy T. Cunningham, James R. Heitz, John P. Spencer