The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horace G. Cutler, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Stephen J. Cutler, Roswell, GA (US);
David Wright, Solomons, MD (US);
Rodger Dawson, Owings, MD (US);
Assignee:
Garnett, Inc., Watkinsville, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 2/500 ; A01N 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 2/500 ; A01N 3/500 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling or inhibiting the growth of aquatic plants and animals applies an effective amount of an active compound. The active compounds are selected from the group consisting of quinones, anthraquinones, naphthalenediones, quinine, warfarin, coumarins, amphotalide, cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, phenidione, pirdone, sodium rhodizonate, apirulosin and thymoquinone. The compounds are particularly effective for treating ballast water of ships to control the relocation of plants and animals contained in the ballast water.