Patents by Inventor Peter J. SILK

Peter J. SILK 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).

  • Composition and method for attraction of emerald ash borer fairmaire (coleoptera: buprestidae)
    Patent number: 9226503
    Abstract: The invention disclosed relates to a novel composition and use thereof, for the attraction and detection of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. The composition comprises (3Z)-dodecen-12-olide and ash foliar or cortical volatiles (green leaf volatiles) associated with a prism trap of a color in the green range of the visible light spectrum. A significant increase in the capture of male A. planipennis is achieved when traps were deployed in the upper tree canopy. This invention is the first demonstration of increased attraction with a combination of a pheromone and a green leaf volatile in a Buprestid species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen, in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada
    Inventors: Peter J. Silk, David Magee, Krista Ryall, Peter Mayo
  • Composition and Method for Attraction of Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus Planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
    Publication number: 20150132252
    Abstract: The invention disclosed relates to a novel composition and use thereof, for the attraction and detection of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. The composition comprises (3Z)-dodecen-12-olide and ash foliar or cortical volatiles (green leaf volatiles) associated with a prism trap of a color in the green range of the visible light spectrum. A significant increase in the capture of male A. planipennis is achieved when traps were deployed in the upper tree canopy. This invention is the first demonstration of increased attraction with a combination of a pheromone and a green leaf volatile in a Buprestid species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources
    Inventors: Peter J. SILK, David MAGEE, Krista RYALL, Peter MAYO
  • COMPOSITION FOR ATTRACTING MALE BLUEBERRY SPANWORM MOTH
    Publication number: 20150050235
    Abstract: A composition that includes: Z,Z-(3R,4S)-cis-3,4-epoxy-6,9-heptadecadiene; and Z,Z,Z-3,6,9-heptadecatriene, where the Z,Z-(3R,4S)-cis-3,4-epoxy-6,9-heptadecadiene and the Z,Z,Z-3,6,9-heptadecatriene are present in a ratio of between 5:1 (by mass) and about 20:1 (by mass). The composition may be for attracting a male blueberry spanworm moth. Use of a composition that includes Z,Z-(3R,4S)-cis-3,4-epoxy-6,9-heptadecadiene and Z,Z,Z-3,6,9-heptadecatriene for attracting male blueberry spanworm. A method of attracting male blueberry spanworm moths that includes placing a composition comprising Z,Z-(3R,4S)-cis-3,4-epoxy-6,9-heptadecadiene and Z,Z,Z-3,6,9-heptadecatriene suitably close to a field of having the male blueberry spanworm moths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Peter J. SILK, Peter MAYO, Neil Kirk HILLIER, Gerald Christopher CUTLER, Edirimuni Chaminda Amal DE SILVA, David MAGEE
  • COMPOSITION FOR ATTRACTING MALE BLUEBERRY SPANWORM MOTH
    Publication number: 20150050236
    Abstract: A method of attracting male blueberry spanworm moths that includes placing a composition comprising Z,Z-(3R,4S)-cis-3,4-epoxy-6,9-heptadecadiene and Z,Z,Z-3,6,9-heptadecatriene suitably close to a field of having the male blueberry spanworm moths. Use of a composition that includes Z,Z-(3R,4S)-cis-3,4-epoxy-6,9-heptadecadiene and Z,Z,Z-3,6,9-heptadecatriene for attracting male blueberry spanworm. The components may be present in a ratio of between 5:1 (by mass) and about 20:1 (by mass).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Peter J. SILK, Peter MAYO, Neil Kirk HILLIER, Gerald Christopher CUTLER, Edirimuni Chaminda Amal DE SILVA, David MAGEE
  • COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ATTRACTION OF EMERALD ASH BORER AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS FAIRMAIRE (COLEOPTERA: BUPRESTIDAE)
    Publication number: 20130028858
    Abstract: The invention disclosed relates to a novel composition and use thereof, for the attraction and detection of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. The composition comprises (3Z)-dodecen-12-olide and ash foliar or cortical volatiles (green leaf volatiles) associated with a prism trap of a color in the green range of the visible light spectrum. A significant increase in the capture of male A. planipennis is achieved when traps were deployed in the upper tree canopy. This invention is the first demonstration of increased attraction with a combination of a pheromone and a green leaf volatile in a Buprestid species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Peter J. SILK, David MAGEE, Krista RYALL, Peter MAYO