Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Kuster

Thomas A. Kuster 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).

  • Naphthalenic compounds as termite bait toxicants
    Patent number: RE44543
    Abstract: Termite foods mixed together in a matrix suitable to be used as baits and attractants for termites are provided. They comprise cellulose, naphthalenic compounds, water and potentially other termite-preferred nutrients. Methods of monitoring the presence of termites using such matrices and methods of controlling termites using such matrices to deliver termite toxins are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Maria Guadalupe Rojas, Juan A. Morales-Ramos, Frederick Green, III, Thomas A. Kuster