Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Payne

Thomas L. Payne 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).

  • Green leaf volatiles as inhibitors of bark beetle aggregation pheromones
    Patent number: 5468770
    Abstract: A composition for preventing or limiting the attack and infestation of trees by pine bark beetles, by inhibiting the response of the beetles to their aggregation pheromones. The composition comprises a green leaf volatile selected from six carbon alcohols, aldehydes, their derivatives such as acetates, and mixtures thereof. The green leaf volatile may be employed alone or in combination with an additional, known inhibitor of the pheromone response of the beetle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Joseph C. Dickens, Ronald F. Billings, Thomas L. Payne
  • Green leaf volatiles as inhibitors of bark beetle aggregation pheromones
    Patent number: 5273996
    Abstract: A composition for preventing or limiting the attack and infestation of trees by pine bark beetles, by inhibiting the response of the beetles to their aggregation pheromones. The composition comprises a green leaf volatile selected form six carbon alcohols, aldehydes, their derivatives such as acetates, and mixtures thereof. The green leaf volatile may be employed alone or in combination with an additional, known inhibitor of the pheromone response of the beetle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Joseph C. Dickens, Ronald F. Billings, Thomas L. Payne