Patents by Inventor Patrick V. Vail

Patrick V. Vail 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).

  • Novel virus composition to protect agricultural commodities from insects
    Patent number: 5023182
    Abstract: A potent, stable virus composition useful for protecting agricultural commodities from insects and a simple, efficient, economical and labor-saving method to produce and formulate large quantities of the virus composition are described. The method is particularly useful to prepare nuclear polyhedrosis virus or granulosis virus compositions for control of postharvest pests such as the Indianmeal moth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Patrick V. Vail