Patents Assigned to The United States of Americas as represented by the Secretary
of Agriculture
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Patent number: 11986768Abstract: An air purification and recirculation system positioned within an animal rearing/sheltering facility. The system draws untreated air into an elongated air treatment apparatus having a dust scrubbing section, an ammonia scrubbing section, and acid scrubbing section, configured so that the treatment sections are positioned in series. At the end of the air treatment process, the treated air is exhausted back into the animal rearing facility so that the air is circulated within the facility. Acid and water used during the air treatment process are continuously recycled and directed back through the scrubbers in the air treatment apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventor: Philip A Moore, Jr.
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Patent number: 11974548Abstract: A method for determining the mated status of female fruit flies, focusing on determining the presence of spermatozoa in a sample fly's ventral receptacle (VR). The ventral receptacle is the organ where eggs become fertilized. The VR is the first and last organ in a mated female fly to contain spermatozoa. The VR is thus the most accurate organ for determining whether a female fruit fly has recently mated. The method is a squash method. The fly's ventral receptacle is isolated, and then squeezed so as to cause spermatozoa stored in the ventral receptacle to be released into the lumen of the VR. This permits use of a microscope to determine the presence or absence of spermatozoa in the female fruit fly, and thus the mated status of the female fruit fly.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventor: Sandra N. Leal
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Patent number: 11950596Abstract: Disclosed are methods of protecting seeds from oxidants and microorganisms prior to planting said seed, involving coating the seeds with an antioxidant effective amount and an antimicrobial effective amount of a composition containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of C7-18 gallates in an optional solvent and/or optional carrier prior to planting the seeds, and heating the seeds to a temperature of about 20° C. to about 70° C. for about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes prior to planting the seeds.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventor: Jong Heon Kim
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Patent number: 11951159Abstract: The invention relates to antigenic polypeptides derived from a naturally occurring R. microplus protein, and nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides. The polypeptides elicit an immune response which, in turn, produces detrimental effects in R. microplus feeding on vaccinated cattle. Thus, the present disclosure provides novel vaccines to protect cattle from R. microplus infestation.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Felicito Guerrero, Kylie G Bendele, Luisa N Domingues
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Patent number: 11944951Abstract: Calcium silicate hydrate nanoparticles are combined with ammonia control materials (e.g. alum, aluminum chloride, ferric chloride, ferric sulfate, and/or sodium bisulfate) to create a phosphorus-binding composition. In the preferred embodiment, the composition is applied to poultry litter, poultry bedding or other non-aqueous substrates that are at least partially comprised of animal manure. The composition binds with phosphorus to at least reduce the amount of phosphorus in runoff water or in leachate from fields fertilized with treated manure. The combining of the calcium silicate hydrate nanoparticles with the ammonia control products has a surprising and unexpected result. The calcium silicate hydrate-ammonia control material mix reduces soluble phosphorus more than either component of the mix alone.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventor: Philip A. Moore, Jr.
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Patent number: 11944090Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions for attracting fire ants wherein the compositions contain at least one fire ant food source, and at least one of 10-oxo-dodecanoic acid, 11-oxo-dodecanoic acid, or a mixture thereof, and optionally a carrier. Disclosed are also methods for attracting fire ants, the methods involving treating an object or area with a fire ant-attracting effective amount of a composition of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventor: Jian Chen
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Patent number: 11946058Abstract: Herein is disclosed synthetic oligonucleotides comprising 2?F-ANA nucleosides that can be utilized to control plant-chewing and phloem-feeding insects, bacteria present in such insects, and bacteria present in plants. The novel approaches and materials provided herein allow for reduction of pesticide and antibiotic use without the need to create genetically modified plants.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, AUM LifeTech, Inc.Inventors: Wayne B. Hunter, Veenu Aishwarya
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Publication number: 20240102027Abstract: The inventive subject matter includes an antimicrobial peptide vectored composition made of a bacterial protein expression vehicle expressing one or more recombinant antimicrobial peptide effector molecules. More specifically these novel recombinant antimicrobial peptide effector molecules exhibit preferential antimicrobial activity. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial activity is facilitated via interaction with the lipid bilayer of the parasitic cell form, leading to membrane pore formation and resulting in cell lysis. The utility of the current inventive subject matter has demonstrated a reduced viability of Eimeira acervulina sporozoites was shown in vitro using a sporozoite killing assay.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: US BIOLOGIC, INC, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Jolieke G. Van Oosterwijk, Luciana Meirelles Richer, Douglas Steven Zetechka, JR., Hyun Soon Lillehoj, Woohyun Kim, Cyril Gay, Christopher Anthony Przybyszewski
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Patent number: 11904006Abstract: A composition comprising particles formed of poly(diaminosulfide) and one or more leptospiral antigens, and methods of making and using the composition, are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: University of Iowa Research Foundation, The United States of America, As Represented by The Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Aliasger K. Salem, Emad I. Wafa, Sean M. Geary, Ned B. Bowden, Jennifer H. Wilson-Welder, David P. Alt
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Publication number: 20240041040Abstract: In certain aspects, the present disclosure relates to a composition comprising 30% to 45% vol/vol castor oil, 25% to 35% vol/vol propylene glycol, 5% to 15% vol/vol oleic acid, 15% to 25% wt/vol rodent repellent, and 0% to 10% vol/vol water. The disclosure also relates to methods of repelling a rodent from a substrate comprising applying to a substrate the compositions described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicants: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Arkion Life Sciences, LLCInventors: Scott J. Werner, Kenneth E Ballinger, JR.
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Publication number: 20240023546Abstract: In certain aspects, the present disclosure relates to a composition comprising a first compound that is a trigeminal nerve irritant, a second compound that is an animal repellent, and an acceptable carrier. The disclosure also relates to methods of repelling an animal from a substrate comprising applying to a substrate the compositions comprising a trigeminal nerve irritant and an animal repellent as described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicants: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Arkion Life Sciences, LLCInventors: Scott J. Werner, Kenneth E. Ballinger, JR.
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Patent number: 11865171Abstract: Compositions for prevention of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) are provided, comprising an antigen component in the amount equivalent to 0.5-20 ?g FMD virus and an adjuvant component comprising oil, an immunostimulatory oligonucleotide, and a polycationic carrier. Methods of using the composition, as well as the methods of reducing FMD persistence are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: Zoetis Services LLC, United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Paul Joseph Dominowski, John Morgan Hardham, James Alan Jackson, Cyril Gerard Gay, Luis Leandro Rodriguez, Peter William Krug, Aida Elizabeth Rieder
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Patent number: 11840499Abstract: A biobased fatty acid arginate may be synthesized according to the disclosed process by combining arginine and a fatty acid. The fatty acid arginate may have certain beneficial properties, such as surfactant properties or acting as an antimicrobial agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Helen N Lew, Xuetong Fan, Kun Huang, Jianwei Zhang
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Patent number: 11813319Abstract: Provided herein are details on the construction of a recombinant African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) live attenuated vaccine for prevention of ASF caused by various strains of ASFV, such as the highly virulent Georgia 2007 isolate (“ASFV-G”). An exemplary vaccine comprises the ASFV-G?I1771 modified virus, a recombinant ASFV-G modified by deleting a portion of the I177L ORF rendering the I177L gene nonfunctional.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Douglas P. Gladue, Manuel V. Borca
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Patent number: 11813320Abstract: Genetically engineered Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) and related engineered proteins and polynucleotides, nanolipoprotein particles, compositions, methods and systems are described. The genetically engineered FMDV is modified by the strategic insertion of a protein tag into select regions of the FMDV genome which encode viral proteins that are exposed on the surface of the FMDV viral capsid. The inserted protein tag is displayed as a decoration or attachment on the viral capsid surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTInventors: Aida E. Rieder, Teresa B. De Los Santos, Luis L. Rodriguez, Devendra Rai, Fayna C. Diaz-San Segundo, Paul D. Hoeprich
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Patent number: 11805769Abstract: Packages of insects are attached to a carrier cylinder and the cylinder is rotated in a radiation field so that the packaged insects are sterilized. The radiation field is created by a plurality of x-ray tubes mounted above the carrier cylinder. The tubes (and their respective radiation sources) are positioned so that a consistent radiation dosage is delivered at the surface of the cylinder—thereby imparting both a precise and uniform dose of radiation to the insect packages affixed to the surface of the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Ronald P. Haff, Eric S. Jackson, Robert M. Hnasko
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Patent number: 11805776Abstract: Compositions for killing insects (the term “insects” as used herein includes non-insects such as ticks, mites, spiders, centipedes, scorpions, chiggers, and solifugids), said composition containing at least one compound of formula 1 wherein R1 is CH3, C2H5, C3H7; saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, or halogen substituted alkyl; and wherein R2 are independently H, halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkyl halide, aldehyde, ketone, ether, ester, amine, or amide; optionally methyl benzoate, optionally a surfactant, and optionally a carrier. Also disclosed are methods for killing insects, involving treating an object or area with an insect killing effective amount of the compositions, optionally methyl benzoate, optionally a surfactant, and optionally a carrier.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Aijun Zhang, Yan Feng, Jian Chen
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Patent number: 11806691Abstract: The invention relates to absorbent compositions comprising soybean hulls and soybean hull biochar, methods of preparing such absorbent compositions, and methods of using such compositions in the preparation of articles of manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Steven F Vaughn, Mark A Berhow, Sean X Liu, Jill K Moser, Gordon W Selling, William T Hay, Christopher D Skory, Steven C Peterson
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Patent number: 11801296Abstract: Provided herein are details on the construction of a recombinant African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) live attenuated vaccine for prevention of ASF caused by various strains of ASFV, such as the highly virulent Georgia 2007 isolate (“ASFV-G”). An exemplary vaccine comprises the ASFV-G?A137R modified virus, a recombinant ASFV-G modified by deleting a portion of the A137R ORF rendering the A137R gene nonfunctional.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Douglas P. Gladue, Manuel V. Borca
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Patent number: 11802147Abstract: Amatoxins (AMAs) are lethal toxins found in a variety of mushroom species. Detection methods are needed to determine the occurrence of AMAs in mushroom species, often suspected in mushroom poisonings. Provided herein are novel, sensitive monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) detection and purification techniques utilizing the mAbs that show selectivity for ?-amanitin (?-AMA), ?-amanitin (?-AMA) and ?-amanitin (?-AMA).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Candace R. Bever, Larry H. Stanker, Robert M. Hnasko, Luisa W. Cheng