ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,822, issued on July 1.
"Pesticides and methods of use thereof" was invented by Gregory C. Andon (Sag Harbor, N.Y.), Edwin Quattlebaum (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Maureen L. Akins (Boca Raton, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention described herein is that of novel pesticides for aerial field application with low toxicity and environmental impact. The invention leverages the physical characteristics of hydrocolloids-particularly gums and preferably natural gums-to reduce to practice the sprayable pesticide formulation described herein. The rheological properties of the pesticides allow exit from industrial spray nozzles under pre...