Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Teale

Stephen A. Teale 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).

  • Pine shoot beetle attractant compositions
    Patent number: 6203786
    Abstract: Compositions of &agr;-pinene in combination with at least one of &agr;-pinene oxide, myrtenol and nonanal are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the composition containing &agr;-pinene and &agr;-pinene oxide may additionally include trans-verbenol. A lure for Tomicus piniperda is made up of one or more release devices which dispense &agr;-pinene and at least one of &agr;-pinene oxide, myrtlenol nonanal and trans-verbenol. A method for attracting pine shoot beetles, Tomicus piniperda, uses the composition disclosed, optionally as part of a trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Stephen A. Teale, Dariusz Czokajlo, Francis X. Webster
  • New aggregation pheromone for the bark beetle Ips pini and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5167955
    Abstract: The invention provides a new aggregation pheromone for the bark beetle Ips pini identified as lanierone. Lanierone is the compound 4,4,6-trimethyl-2-hydroxy-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-one and can be used, for example, to attract or trap bark beetles for monitoring or controlling the reproduction of the bark beetles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Stephen A. Teale, Francis X. Webster, Aijun Zhang