Patents by Inventor Scott Leslie O'Neill

Scott Leslie O'Neill 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).

  • Modified arthropod and method of use
    Patent number: 9090911
    Abstract: A modified arthropod, an arthropod-modifying bacterium, and use thereof as an agent for control of diseases transmitted by arthropods, particularly mosquitoes, is provided. More specifically, an isolated arthropod-adapted Wolbachia bacterium capable of modifying one or more biological properties of a mosquito host is provided. The modified arthropod may be characterized as having a shortened life-span, a reduced ability to transmit disease, a reduced susceptibility to a pathogen, a reduced fecundity, and/or a reduced ability to feed from a host, when compared to a corresponding wild-type arthropod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Monash University
    Inventors: Scott Leslie O'Neill, Conor James McMeniman, Karyn Nicole Johnson, Elizabeth Ann McGraw, Luciano A. Moreira, Peter Anthony Ryan, Brian Herbert Kay, Jeremy Colin Brownlie
  • MODIFIED ARTHROPOD AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20140298501
    Abstract: A modified arthropod, an arthropod-modifying bacterium, and use thereof as an agent for control of diseases transmitted by arthropods, particularly mosquitoes, is provided. More specifically, an isolated arthropod-adapted Wolbachia bacterium capable of modifying one or more biological properties of a mosquito host is provided. The modified arthropod may be characterized as having a shortened life-span, a reduced ability to transmit disease, a reduced susceptibility to a pathogen, a reduced fecundity, and/or a reduced ability to feed from a host, when compared to a corresponding wild-type arthropod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Scott Leslie O'Neill, Conor James McMeniman, Karyn Nicole Johnson, Elizabeth Ann McGraw, Luciano A. Moreira, Peter Anthony Ryan, Brian Herbert Kay, Jeremy Colin Brownlie
  • MODIFIED ARTHROPOD AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20110145939
    Abstract: A modified arthropod, an arthropod-modifying bacterium, and use thereof as an agent for control of diseases transmitted by arthropods, particularly mosquitoes, is provided. More specifically, an isolated arthropod-adapted Wolbachia bacterium capable of modifying one or more biological properties of a mosquito host is provided. The modified arthropod may be characterized as having a shortened life-span, a reduced ability to transmit disease, a reduced susceptibility to a pathogen, a reduced fecundity, and/or a reduced ability to feed from a host, when compared to a corresponding wild-type arthropod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: The University of Queensland
    Inventor: Scott Leslie O'Neill