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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025027 | Automated insect separation system The automated insect separation system processes an aggregate mixture of insects and other materials so that selected insects are separated from the other components of the mix. Specifically, the aggregate mix is directed into a separator apparatus so that the mix f... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7878146 | Cricket habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7789039 | Hydrogel beads or capsules as artificial media for insects oviposition and rearing of endoparasitoids Methods and hosts for rearing insect parasitoids are provided. Particularly, polymer beads (alginate, carrageenan, and chitosan) are used to rear endoparasitoids in vitro. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7549391 | Insect habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7523716 | Cricket habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500446 | Cricket habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7469655 | Cricket habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7464664 | Cricket habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7444957 | Cricket habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444956 | Cricket habitat and retail receptacle A live insect habitat that also serves as a retail receptacle for point of sale display of the insects. In particular, the invention comprises a cricket habitat and point of sale display receptacle for the sale of live crickets primarily for fishing bait and pet foo... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7275499 | Method and apparatus for the in-vitro evaluation of substances as mosquito repellents This invention provides an apparatus and a method for testing insect repellents that is derived from the behavior of mosquitoes in nature. The method is based on the displacement of mosquitoes from a place (cork) on a created habitat (corked-box) using a repellent s... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267076 | Ant sculptures An ant sculpture is formed by removing a block of nutritious gel having with a network of ant tunnels from a formicarium container; placing the block in an p.v.c bag that serves as a release liner; and stuffing the bag containing the gel block back into the containe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237504 | Detection of odors using insects Apparatus for detecting a specific target odour comprises: a detector unit adapted to have removably associated therewith a holding unit for housing at least one insect in a predetermined position; means for exposing an insect in a holding unit associated with the d... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213538 | Animal restraining apparatus for physiological and pharmacological studies An animal restraining apparatus is disclosed which provides head, tail, and hind leg apertures for gaining access to an animals head, tail and perianal area, and hind legs for physiological and pharmacological studies of awake animals using direct mechanical, therma... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7174847 | Insect habitat and feeder An insect storage, maintenance, dusting, and distribution device that dispenses living insects to caged animals. A Tower compartment is connected to a separate Dusting Chamber compartment with apertures on both compartments that may be aligned by rotating the Tower ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134238 | Apparatus for killing insects by trapping larvae An apparatus provides for the killing of insects by trapping the larvae. In one preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a container with a protrusion and a second non-horizontal surface, such as a funnel, positioned above the protrusion. The funnel defines an o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124706 | Lepidoptera habitat A frame supports a bundle of natural logs providing nooks, crannies or crevices attracting lepidoptera and like insects as a nesting site. The frame may be affixed to a wall, tree or post at an elevation and in a location for ease of viewing and examination. Two fle... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086924 | Modular cavity nesting for hymenoptera A modular nest including a backing member including a pair of generally opposing leafs connected to a spine and a removable nesting substrate including a plurality of grooves formed on a first face, the plurality of grooves forming a plurality of nesting cavities wh... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087021 | Methods of screening for genes and agents affecting cardiac function The relationship between aging and decreased cardiac function is well known. However, the human cardiac system is extremely complex and humans are very long-lived animals. Therefore, there is a need for simple models of the heart that can be rapidly tested over time... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074391 | Use of olive oil in the preparation of a product for oral hygiene for eliminating or reducing bacterial plaque and/or bacteria in the mouth The use of olive oil is described in the preparation of a product intended for oral hygiene, for example, a toothpaste, a mouthwash, a spray or oral inhaler or chewing gum, to eliminate or to reduce the bacterial plaque and/or bacteria present in the buccal cavity, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051672 | System for providing beneficial insects or mites An apparatus for providing beneficial insects or mites to a cropping environment for application to the control of thrips, and methods for using the same is disclosed. The apparatus comprises first and second members joined by a hinge section, which also func... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036454 | Insect holder An insect holder for holding an insect, e.g. a forager honey bee, comprises a housing with a chamber adapted to receive the insect, an inlet to the chamber through which the insect can pass to enter the chamber, and a head opening to the chamber adapted to permit th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032537 | Method and housing assembly for farming members of the phylum arthropoda A method and a housing assembly (10) for farming members of the Phylum Arthropoda (12) to collect silk therefrom in a centralized location without the members exhibiting territoriality tendencies is disclosed. The housing assembly (10) includes ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028839 | Blank and box for vials and packaging process The invention relates to a blank that comprises a lid portion of a box; a folding portion which can be erected to form an internal support (S) to house vials, ampoules, miniature bottles or similar articles endowed with a body, a neck and a head, that comprises at l... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6938574 | Rearing fly larvae and animals in space for waste recycling and food supplying In space, wastes from humans, animals, and crops can be fully recycled by rearing maggots which will be nourishing feedstuff for feeding animals. These animals and their eggs combined with crop plants will be varied food for humans in space. Water and nutrition left... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6919202 | Utilization of invertebrate learning for flexible and sensitive monitoring and identification of chemicals A Chemical Detector, a training method and a method for detecting a chemical or chemicals has been developed that uses invertebrate organisms trained to respond to targeted chemical odors. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863022 | Method and device for rearing insects, especially for obtaining secretion from fly larvae for therapeutic application The invention relates to a device for breeding of insects for therapeutic application of secretions of fly larvae (maggots) on a wound. The device includes an application container for receiving the fly eggs. The fly larvae from the egg stage up to the maggot stage ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6688255 | Robotic apparatus and methods for maintaining stocks of small organisms According to one embodiment, a robotic apparatus for maintaining a collection of stocks of small organisms, such as fruit flies, is capable of performing various tasks, including automatically transferring live flies from a donor container to a recipient ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6634315 | Method of feeding ants and a food dispenser for the purpose A method for preventing the invasion of dwelling houses etc by ants, by luring the ants to locations near the house, where food is provided for them. The food dispenser consists of a round body which contains a floor section which holds an ant food.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6561125 | Insect storage and shipping container An insect storage and shipping container which takes the form of a transparent vessel within which is mounted a pair of spaced apart panels. The panels can be used to hold food in cake form. The panels also include roughened surfaces in order to increase ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557487 | Method and device for rearing insects, especially for obtaining a secretion from fly larvae for therapeutic application The invention relates to the rearing of insects, especially for the therapeutic application of the secretion of fly larvae (maggots). The eggs of the flies are stored and/or transported in a container under conditions that inhibit their development. For a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550419 | Arthropod diet delivery system The present invention is directed to an improved system for the packaging, presentation, and delivery of a semi-solid arthropod diet, for the feeding or oviposition of arthropods. The arthropod diet delivery system of the invention has a diet-filled reser... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527498 | Apparatus and method for reorienting an egg between vertical and horizontal orientations Apparatus for repositioning eggs from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position such that injection/removal of material into/from the side of the egg can occur. Each apparatus may include a cradle, an alignment member, and an orient... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517856 | Insecticide resistance assay Methods of assaying insects for pesticide resistance and to identify insect species are based on feeding disruption caused by insecticide such as the biopesticide Bacillius thuringiensis toxin (Bt). Further provided are methods for monitoring insecticide ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6293223 | Artificial diet and method using an artificial diet, for mass rearing of insects A diet for mass rearing of insects that feed on hard, woody plant tissue, e.g., beetles including weevils that feed on hard, woody plant tissue, comprises a homogeneous mixture of first portion which is subjected to sterilization in an autoclave comprisin... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6291007 | Materials for rearing insects, mites, and other beneficial organisms The subject invention provides artificial diet compositions for rearing mites, insects, and other beneficial organisms. These artificial diets are particularly advantageous because they make it possible to raise organisms efficiently and economically.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6235528 | Artificial diets for arthropods Improved artificial diets or growth media are described which are suitable for rearing large numbers of viable and biologically fit arthropods, including zoophagous arthropods and phytophagous arthropods, including facultatively zoophagous arthropods. In ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6184434 | Steinernema sp. nematode for suppression of Helicoverpa zea and Spodoptera frugiperda A novel entomopathogenic nematode of the genus Steinernema, which is effective as a biopesticide for the control of insects, and particularly the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, and the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. This nematode has been identifie... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6129935 | Methods for rearing insects, mites, and other beneficial organisms The subject invention provides artificial diet compositions for rearing mites, insects, and other beneficial organisms. These artificial diets are particularly advantageous because they make it possible to raise organisms efficiently and economically.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6130084 | Nutrition from pollution This invention is a trap to collect worms or fly larvae to be used as feed or fowl. Putrid meat is placed inside a a box on top of a metal screen. It is desired to have flies be attracted to the putrid meat and lay their eggs on it. Underneath the meat on... | 10/10/2000 |
