Patents by Inventor Scott R. Smedley

Scott R. Smedley 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).

  • Macrocyclic polyamine lactones and derivatives thereof and their use as arthropod repellents
    Patent number: 6384026
    Abstract: The present invention describes an isolated macrocycle having the formula: where d is an integer from 0 to about 100; A, B, and each D are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of each R1 is the same or different and is a bivalent alkylene moiety; each R2 is the same or different and is a bivalent alkylene moiety; and each R3 is the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and an alkyl moiety. Methods for producing these macrocycles are also described. The macrocycles of the present invention can be used as arthropod repellents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank C. Schroeder, Jay J. Farmer, Thomas Eisner, Scott R. Smedley