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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Baruch S Shasha, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael R McGuire, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 60 ; 514 23 ; 514 54 ; 514965 ; 514778 ; 514777 ; 71-3 ; 71 94 ; 424405 ; 424407 ; 424408 ; 424409 ; 424410 ; 424418 ; 424439 ; 424440 ; 424488 ; 424 93 ; 264-41 ;
Abstract
Sprayable, starch-based formulations for autoencapsulating biological control agents, such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses, incorporate a sugary material to promote adherence of the encapsulated agent to treated foliage. The autoencapsulated pathogens are characterized by high survivability and are useful in controlling insects and other pest species.