Patents by Inventor Thomas LaRosa

Thomas LaRosa 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).

  • Publication number: 20060021087
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: James Baum, Larry Gilbertson, David Kovalic, Thomas LaRosa, Maolong Lu, Tichafa Munyikwa, James Roberts, Wei Wu, Bei Zhang
  • Patent number: 4708384
    Abstract: In a protective automobile separator, a screen like divider to be installed between the front and rear seats. "L" shaped brackets secure the divider to the inner walls of the automobile. The "L" shaped brackets have centrally located longitudinal slots through which is bolted an adaptor bar which runs along side the divider. The longitudinal slots allow the adaptor bar to be placed at a predetermined location between the divider and the inner wall of the automobile in order to prevent a passenger from reaching around the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Inventor: Thomas LaRosa