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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:
Aug. 25, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank N Chang, Dresher, PA (US);
Michael J Gehret, Lebanon, PA (US);
Assignee:
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; A01N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 93 ; 424 84 ; 424409 ; 424485 ; 424486 ; 424487 ; 424488 ; 424 / ; 424 / ; 424 / ; 424 / ; 424 / ; 435178 ; 435180 ;
Abstract
An insecticidal composition in the form of a hydrated macrogel containing at least one species of entomopathogen and a hydrated water retentive compound which acts as a water-reservoir for the entomopathogen. Optionally, the macrogel contains attractants, in particular raffinose and gamma-irradiated, fungal-decayed wood.