Patents by Inventor Dany Bylemans

Dany Bylemans has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5501976
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns novel peptides which have the property of interfering with the biosynthesis of the enzyme trypsin and the biosynthesis of the hormone ecdysone. This property enables the use of these peptides to, for example, inhibit the formation of progeny in blood-ingesting insects, e.g., Neobellieria, since trypsin is an essential enzyme for food digestion which provides the essential building blocks for egg development in such insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: The University of Florida
    Inventors: Dov Borovsky, Arnold De Loof, Dany Bylemans
  • Patent number: 5459130
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns novel peptides which have the property of interfering with the biosynthesis of the enzyme trypsin and the biosynthesis of the hormone ecdysone. This property enables the use of these peptides to, for example, inhibit the formation of progeny in blood-ingesting insects, e.g., Neobellieria, since trypsin is an essential enzyme for food digestion which provides the essential building blocks for egg development in such insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dov Borovsky, Arnold De Loof, Dany Bylemans