Patents by Inventor Roger D. Moon

Roger D. Moon 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 for detection and treatment of bed bugs
    Patent number: 10918099
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a composition and method for attracting bed bugs to a trap or to a location where an insecticide or pesticide is present, or to a trap or a location where a bed bug infestation can be detected. The present disclosure provides for a composition for attracting bed bugs that includes one or more of methyl diethanolamine (MDEA), monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), triethanolamine (TEA), and dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS); a carrier; and optionally one or more amides selected from oleamide, octanamide, nonanamide, and laurylamide; urea, biuret, or triuret; and one or more aliphatic fatty acids. The present disclosure further provides for a method for treating an article by applying the composition to the article, where the article comprises a device for trapping or detecting bed bugs or a device for treating a bed bug infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: Ecolab USA Inc., Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Joelle F. Olson, Stephen A. Kells, Leonard M. Ver Vers, Roger D. Moon, Yvonne M. Killeen
  • COMPOSITION FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BED BUGS
    Publication number: 20190098898
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a composition and method for attracting bed bugs to a trap or to a location where an insecticide or pesticide is present, or to a trap or a location where a bed bug infestation can be detected. The present disclosure provides for a composition for attracting bed bugs that includes one or more of methyl diethanolamine (MDEA), monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), triethanolamine (TEA), and dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS); a carrier; and optionally one or more amides selected from oleamide, octanamide, nonanamide, and laurylamide; urea, biuret, or triuret; and one or more aliphatic fatty acids. The present disclosure further provides for a method for treating an article by applying the composition to the article, where the article comprises a device for trapping or detecting bed bugs or a device for treating a bed bug infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Joelle F. Olson, Stephen A. Kells, Leonard M. Ver Vers, Roger D. Moon, Yvonne M. Killeen
  • Composition for detection and treatment of bed bugs
    Patent number: 10123534
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a composition and method for attracting bed bugs to a trap or to a location where an insecticide or pesticide is present, or to a trap or a location where a bed bug infestation can be detected. The present disclosure provides for a composition for attracting bed bugs that includes one or more of methyl diethanolamine (MDEA), monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), triethanolamine (TEA), and dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS); a carrier; and optionally one or more amides selected from oleamide, octanamide, nonanamide, and laurylamide; urea, biuret, or triuret; and one or more aliphatic fatty acids. The present disclosure further provides for a method for treating an article by applying the composition to the article, where the article comprises a device for trapping or detecting bed bugs or a device for treating a bed bug infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: Ecolab USA Inc., Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Joelle F. Olson, Stephen A. Kells, Leonard M. Ver Vers, Roger D. Moon, Yvonne M. Killeen
  • COMPOSITION FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BED BUGS
    Publication number: 20150366210
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a composition and method for attracting bed bugs to a trap or to a location where an insecticide or pesticide is present, or to a trap or a location where a bed bug infestation can be detected. The present disclosure provides for a composition for attracting bed bugs that includes one or more of methyl diethanolamine (MDEA), monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), triethanolamine (TEA), and dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS); a carrier; and optionally one or more amides selected from oleamide, octanamide, nonanamide, and laurylamide; urea, biuret, or triuret; and one or more aliphatic fatty acids. The present disclosure further provides for a method for treating an article by applying the composition to the article, where the article comprises a device for trapping or detecting bed bugs or a device for treating a bed bug infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Joelle F. Olson, Stephen A. Kells, Leonard M. Ver Vers, Roger D. Moon, Yvonne M. Killeen