Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Takacs
Stephen J. Takacs 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).
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Patent number: 12207642Abstract: Compositions attractive to mice include one or more long-range volatiles and one or more short-range volatiles. The long-range volatiles can include butyric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, and 4-heptanone. Devices and methods of using the compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.Inventors: Elana Varner, Gerhard J. Gries, Regine M. Gries, Stephen J. Takacs
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Publication number: 20220142166Abstract: Methods of using compositions attractive to rodents, such as mice and rats, are disclosed. The compositions include one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen. The compositions can further include at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant. The androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen are isolated, purified, and/or synthetic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Gerhard Gries, Stephen J. Takacs, Regine Gries
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Patent number: 11185077Abstract: A device for attracting a rodent includes a housing for receiving the rodent and a composition adjacent to or included within the housing. The composition includes one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, or estrogen. The one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, or estrogen are isolated, purified, synthetic, or a combination thereof. The composition may also include at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant. The device may also include a trap configured to trap or kill the rodent.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Inventors: Gerhard Gries, Stephen J. Takacs, Regine Gries
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Publication number: 20190335740Abstract: Compositions attractive to mice include one or more long-range volatiles and one or more short-range volatiles. The long-range volatiles can include butyric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, and 4-heptanone. Devices and methods of using the compositions are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Elana VARNER, Gerhard J. GRIES, Regine M. GRIES, Stephen J. TAKACS
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Publication number: 20190183126Abstract: Compositions attractive to rodents, such as mice and rats, include one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen. The compositions can further include at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant. The androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen are isolated, purified, and/or synthetic. Devices, traps, and methods of using the compositions are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Gerhard GRIES, Stephen J. TAKÁCS, Regine GRIES
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Patent number: 10212928Abstract: An acoustic signal for attracting rats comprising a playback recording or synthetic generation of vocalizations of rats or mice is provided. The vocalizations may be of rat pups, and may be characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 1.8-7.5 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the ranges of 21-24 kHz, 40-50 kHz and/or 60-96 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult male rats, including courting adult male rats, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 15-20 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 20-100 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult female mice, including nursing adult female mice, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 8-12 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 25-100 kHz.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: SCOTTS CANADA LTD.Inventors: Stephen J. Takacs, Antonia E. Musso, Regine M. Gries, Gerhard G. Gries
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Publication number: 20180249700Abstract: An acoustic signal for attracting rats comprising a playback recording or synthetic generation of vocalizations of rats or mice is provided. The vocalizations may be of rat pups, and may be characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 1.8-7.5 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the ranges of 21-24 kHz, 40-50 kHz and/or 60-96 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult male rats, including courting adult male rats, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 15-20 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 20-100 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult female mice, including nursing adult female mice, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 8-12 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 25-100 kHz.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Stephen J. Takacs, Antonia E. Musso, Regine M. Gries, Gerhard G. Gries
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Patent number: 9936694Abstract: This invention describes novel food bait compositions that can be used alone or in combination with blends of attractive compounds to induce attraction and feeding by mice and rats. Said compositions and blends can be used to induce mice and rats to be captured in traps or to approach and remain in a location where they will be exposed to a rodenticide.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Scotts Canada Ltd.Inventors: Antonia E. Musso, Stephen J. Takacs, Regine M. Gries, Gerhard J. Gries
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Patent number: 9877471Abstract: An acoustic signal for attracting rats comprising a playback recording or synthetic generation of vocalizations of rats or mice is provided. The vocalizations may be of rat pups, and may be characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 1.8-7.5 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the ranges of 21-24 kHz, 40-50 kHz and/or 60-96 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult male rats, including courting adult male rats, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 15-20 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 20-100 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult female mice, including nursing adult female mice, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 8-12 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 25-100 kHz.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: SCOTTS CANADA LTD.Inventors: Stephen J. Takacs, Antonia E. Musso, Regine M. Gries, Gerhard G. Gries
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Publication number: 20160100575Abstract: This invention describes novel food bait compositions that can be used alone or in combination with blends of attractive compounds to induce attraction and feeding by mice and rats. Said compositions and blends can be used to induce mice and rats to be captured in traps or to approach and remain in a location where they will be exposed to a rodenticide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.Inventors: Antonia E. MUSSO, Stephen J. TAKACS, Regine M. GRIES, Gerhard J. GRIES
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Publication number: 20150128479Abstract: An acoustic signal for attracting rats comprising a playback recording or synthetic generation of vocalizations of rats or mice is provided. The vocalizations may be of rat pups, and may be characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 1.8-7.5 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the ranges of 21-24 kHz, 40-50 kHz and/or 60-96 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult male rats, including courting adult male rats, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 15-20 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 20-100 kHz. The vocalizations may be of adult female mice, including nursing adult female mice, characterized by sonic frequency components in the range of 8-12 kHz and/or ultrasonic frequency components in the range of 25-100 kHz.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Stephen J. Takacs, Antonia E. Musso, Regine M. Gries, Gerhard G. Gries
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Patent number: 7712247Abstract: Disclosed are methods for affecting movement of an insect with respect to a specified location. One generates an electromagnetic field adjacent the location and exposes the insect to the field. Preferably the insect is a crawling insect such as a German cockroach, earwig, firebrat, or a silverfish. To attract insects, the strength of the field is not so high as to be repulsive to the insect, yet sufficiently strong as to be attractive. Such field generators are preferably incorporated into insect traps and insect bait stations.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Inventors: Rosanna M. Wijenberg, Stephen J. Takács, Kevin Lam, Gerhard J. Gries
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Patent number: 7541936Abstract: Disclosed are methods for affecting movement of a cockroach by attracting a cockroach to a specified location or repelling a cockroach from a specified location. One generates a cockroach wing-fanning sound adjacent the location and exposes the cockroach to the sound. Acoustic generators emitting wing-fanning sound are preferably incorporated into insect traps, insect bait stations and insect repelling stations.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Inventors: Rosanna M. Wijenberg, Stephen J. Takacs, Gerhard Gries
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Patent number: 6574913Abstract: This invention relates to a composition and procedure for manipulating the behaviour of the webbing clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella (Hummel) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). In particular, this invention relates to the use of specific semiochemical and sonic signals for manipulating the behaviour of the webbing clothes moths. A composition of chemicals for manipulating the behaviour of clothes moths, said composition comprising two or more chemicals in all possible combinations and ratios selected from the group consisting of: 1) (E,Z)-2,13:octadecadienal; 2) (E,Z)-2,13:octadecadienol; 3) hexadecanoic acid methyl ester; 4) (Z)-9-hexadecenoic acid methyl ester; 5) nonanal; 6) geranylacetone; 7) octanal; 8) decanal; 9) nonenal; 10) octenal; 11) decenal.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Inventors: Stephen J. Takács, Gerhard J. Gries, Regine M. Gries
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Publication number: 20030019440Abstract: This invention relates to a composition and procedure for manipulating the behaviour of the webbing clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella (Hummel) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). In particular, this invention relates to the use of specific semiochemical and sonic signals for manipulating the behaviour of the webbing clothes moths. A composition of chemicals for manipulating the behaviour of clothes moths, said composition comprising two or more chemicals in all possible combinations and ratios selected from the group consisting of: 1) (E,Z)-2,13:octadecadienal; 2) (E,Z)-2,13:octadecadienol; 3) hexadecanoic acid methyl ester; 4) (Z)-9-hexadecenoic acid methyl ester; 5) nonanal; 6) geranylacetone; 7) octanal; 8) decanal; 9) nonenal; 10) octenal; 11) decenal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2001Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Stephen J. Takacs, Gerhard J. Gries, Regine M. Gries