Patents by Inventor Timothy Bruce Johnson

Timothy Bruce Johnson 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: 20230048051
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a combination composition comprising UBP and fermentation collected from Burkholderia sp. where the combination provides significantly improved insecticidal and/or plant growth promoting properties when applied to plants and/or seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Bruce Johnson, Yves Andre Trepanier
  • Patent number: 8943743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device coated with a friable composition comprising an insect toxicant wherein the geometry of the device, the presence of openings in the device, the presence of a highly volatile attractant independently located inside the device, and the composition comprising an insect toxicant function together to release an effective concentration of the highly volatile attractant vapor into the environment at a rate that maintains attractancy and at the same time kills the insect as soon as the insect comes into contact with the vapors of the insecticide or the composition impregnated on the surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Plato Industries Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Alfred Plato, Timothy Bruce Johnson, James Scott Plato, Stacy Elizabeth Plato
  • Patent number: 8939672
    Abstract: A retention, release, and separation device is disclosed. The device includes a clip to secure a component and a capturing sleeve to secure the clip and prevent release of the component. The capturing sleeve can alternately facilitate displacement of the clip to release the component. The device also includes a separation piston that provides a separation force to the component to actively separate the component from the device upon release of the component. Additionally, the device includes a fluid source to provide a fluid pressure sufficient to displace the capturing sleeve and the separation piston, and to generate the separation force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Raytheon Company, Systima Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Bruce Johnson, Ross Michael LaCombe, David Scott Sharp, Peter Joseph Golden, Keith Krasnowski
  • Publication number: 20130315686
    Abstract: A retention, release, and separation device is disclosed. The device includes a clip to secure a component and a capturing sleeve to secure the clip and prevent release of the component. The capturing sleeve can alternately facilitate displacement of the clip to release the component. The device also includes a separation piston that provides a separation force to the component to actively separate the component from the device upon release of the component. Additionally, the device includes a fluid source to provide a fluid pressure sufficient to displace the capturing sleeve and the separation piston, and to generate the separation force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy Bruce Johnson, Ross Michael LaCombe, David Scott Sharp, Peter Joseph Golden, Keith Krasnowski
  • Publication number: 20100024279
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device coated with a friable composition comprising an insect toxicant wherein the geometry of the device, the presence of openings in the device, the presence of a highly volatile attractant independently located inside the device, and the composition comprising an insect toxicant function together to release an effective concentration of the highly volatile attractant vapor into the environment at a rate that maintains attractancy and at the same time kills the insect as soon as the insect comes into contact with the vapors of the insecticide or the composition impregnated on the surface of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Alfred Plato, Timothy Bruce Johnson, James Scott Plato, Stacy Elizabeth Plato
  • Publication number: 20080236027
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for attracting, capturing and killing populations of cotton boll weevils (Anthonomus grandis Boh.) in boll weevil traps are disclosed. With respect to the attraction and capture of boll weevils with Grandlure, the synthetic pheromone of the cotton boll weevil, there is generally an increased number of boll weevils captured in the trap cylinder when an insecticide dispenser is included in the trap cylinder to kill the weevils and thus prevent their escape. Additionally, dead boll weevils are more accurately counted than live boll weevils. The compound dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate or DDVP) is the most preferred among those few insecticides that can be used in traps for killing and preventing weevil escapes. This is also the preferred insecticide when combined with Grandlure in a single dispenser to kill boll weevils or inhibit their ability to develop normally and reproduce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Alfred PLATO, James Clayton Plato, James Scott Plato, Stacy Elizabeth Plato, Timothy Bruce Johnson
  • Patent number: 7402302
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for attracting, capturing and killing populations of cotton boll weevils (Anthonomus grandis Boh.) in boll weevil traps are disclosed. With respect to the attraction and capture of boll weevils with Grandlure, the synthetic pheromone of the cotton boll weevil, there is generally an increased number of boll weevils captured in the trap cylinder when an insecticide dispenser is included in the trap cylinder to kill the weevils and thus prevent their escape. Additionally, dead boll weevils are more accurately counted than live boll weevils. The compound dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate or DDVP) is the most preferred among those few insecticides that can be used in traps for killing and preventing weevil escapes. This is also the preferred insecticide when combined with Grandlure in a single dispenser to kill boll weevils or inhibit their ability to develop normally and reproduce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Alfred Plato, James Clayton Plato, James Scott Plato, Stacy Elizabeth Plato, Timothy Bruce Johnson