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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140161763 | METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR REDUCING THE POPULATION SIZE OF PAPILIO DEMOLEUS L. (PAPILIONIDAE) - The methods, kits, and products for controlling a target insect population are disclosed in which a non-host plant containing a toxin and a chemical attractant known to attract the target insect is treated with chemical attractant from a plant of interest. The chemical attractant induces the target insect to lay eggs on the non-host plant. The resulting offspring die of starvation from refusing to feed on the non-host plant. The non-host plant and plant of interest contain at least one common chemical. The methods, kits, and products for controlling a target insect population using an extract from a non-host plant are also disclosed. The non-host plant extract is applied to the plant of interest, and when ingested or applied directly to the target insect, kills the target insect or causes it to develop with deformities. | 06-12-2014 |
20130039863 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE BREEDING BEHAVIOR OF BUTTERFLIES - Methods of controlling the feeding and/or breeding behavior of a target insect are disclosed in which a host plant is provided a substantial distance from a plant of interest, chemical attractant that induces the target insect to lay eggs on the host plant is applied to the host plant, application of the chemical attractant to the host plant is repeated as required to induce residual target-insect populations to lay eggs on the host plant, and wherein the behavior is controlled when a substantial number of off-spring belonging to subsequent generations themselves mature and display a preference for laying eggs on the same type of host plant on which they were reared without further application of the chemical attractant is provided. Also disclosed are methods of deterring target insect feeding and breeding on plants of interest by applying toxic plant extract to the plants of interest. | 02-14-2013 |
20130012726 | PROCESS TO EXTRACT QUASSINOIDS - A means for the extraction and crystallization of quassinoids such as quassin and neoquassin from natural sources containing these compounds, using compounds that are Generally Recognized As Safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is provided. In particular, a means for extraction that does not require use of lead acetate, chloroform, methanol, or diethyl ether is provided. The process includes a means of removing non-polar and very polar substances from an extracted residue to enhance crystallization of quassinoids from the residue. | 01-10-2013 |
20120164622 | Method for Harvesting and Preparing Porcine Hearts for Use in a Cardiac Surgical Simulator - A method is described and disclosed for harvesting and preparing porcine hearts that may be used, among other things, as an improved analog of the human heart in cardiac simulator systems for training surgical personnel for performing beating heart surgery. | 06-28-2012 |
20100143509 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS FROM JAMAICAN BITTER YAM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The invention relates to therapeutic compositions, in particular to therapeutic compositions made from Jamaican bitter yam that are substantially free of tannins and alkaloids and comprise fiber, and methods of making and using such therapeutic compositions. | 06-10-2010 |
20100015255 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA USING ORTANIQUE PEEL EXTRACT - The invention relates to compositions and methods for treating hypercholesterolemia, including methods for increasing HDL cholesterol levels, using a composition comprising an extract from the Ortanique peel. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for treating hypercholesterolemia, including methods for increasing HDL cholesterol levels, using a composition comprising substantially similar amounts of tetramethylscutellarein and nobiletin by weight and/or a composition comprising substantially similar amounts of tetramethylscutellarein, nobiletin, and tangeretin by weight. | 01-21-2010 |
20090311662 | Method for Harvesting and Preparing Porcine Hearts for Use in a Cardiac Surgical Simulator - A method is described and disclosed for harvesting and preparing porcine hearts that may be used, among other things, as an improved analog of the human heart in cardiac simulator systems for training surgical personnel for performing beating heart surgery. | 12-17-2009 |
20090246850 | METHOD FOR BIOCATALYSIS USING FILAMENTOUS FUNGI - A method is disclosed in which filamentous fungi are macerated and encapsulated in an inert matrix to form beads, which can be used to promote reactions carried out by the fungi. The beads are useful, e.g., for producing compounds and compound libraries. | 10-01-2009 |