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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:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David I. Shapiro, Macon, GA (US);
Robert Behle, Morton, IL (US);
Michael R. McGuire, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Edwin E. Lewis, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 2/500 ; A01N 2/524 ; A01N 2/534 ; A01N 2/526 ; A01N 9/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 2/500 ; A01N 2/524 ; A01N 2/534 ; A01N 2/526 ; A01N 9/50 ;
Abstract
Pesticidal and/or antimicrobial biological agent-infected arthropod cadavers are formulated by applying a coating agent once on the surface of the cadaver which either (a) prevents the cadavers from sticking together and/or rupturing or (b) acts as an adhesive for a powder or granule applied to the cadaver to prevent sticking and rupturing. The formulated cadavers maintain or improve infectivity, reproducibility, and survivability. The formulated cadavers can be partially desiccated to improve on shelf-life.