Patents by Inventor Alan Blake

Alan Blake 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).

  • TRANSGENIC RAINBOW SHARK
    Publication number: 20260150818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Alan BLAKE, Richard CROCKETT, Aidas NASEVICIUS
  • Apparatus and methods for molecular diagnostics
    Patent number: 12623227
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for molecular diagnostics. Certain embodiments include a piston cycled from a first position proximal to a first end of a housing, to a second position proximal to a second end of the housing, and back to the first position proximal to the first end of the housing. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to devices, methods, and systems for molecular diagnostics that do not comprise a piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: NUCLEIN, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Crockett, Alan Blake, Michael Karberg, John Lupher, Chris Clever Nee, Matthew Flint Kepler
  • TRANSGENIC CORY
    Publication number: 20260096543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Transgenic cory
    Patent number: 12520829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: GloFish, LLC.
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Transgenic rainbow shark
    Patent number: 12490724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Transgenic Cory
    Patent number: 12471578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • TRANSGENIC BARB
    Publication number: 20250290092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental barbs, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic barbs and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Applicant: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan BLAKE, Richard CROCKETT, Aidas NASEVICIUS
  • TRANSGENIC BETTA
    Publication number: 20250287929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Applicant: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan BLAKE, Richard CROCKETT, Aidas NASEVICIUS
  • Apparatus and methods for molecular diagnostics
    Patent number: 12390812
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for molecular diagnostics. Certain embodiments include a piston cycled from a first position proximal to a first end of a housing, to a second position proximal to a second end of the housing, and back to the first position proximal to the first end of the housing. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to devices, methods, and systems for molecular diagnostics that do not comprise a piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: NUCLEIN, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Crockett, Alan Blake, Michael Karberg, John Lupher, Chris Clever Nee, Matthew Flint Kepler
  • RED TRANSGENIC FLUORESCENT ORNAMENTAL FISH
    Publication number: 20250204501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic red ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Transgenic betta
    Patent number: 12290055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Transgenic barb
    Patent number: 12286638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental barbs, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic barbs and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Recombinant constructs and transgenic fluorescent ornamental fish therefrom
    Patent number: 12256719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the method and use of reef coral fluorescent proteins in making transgenic red, green and yellow fluorescent zebrafish. Preferably, such fluorescent zebrafish are fertile and used to establish a population of transgenic zebrafish and to provide to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing. Thus, new varieties of ornamental fish of different fluorescence colors from a novel source are developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: GloFish LLC
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Jeffrey Essner, Perry Hackett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Transgenic rainbow shark
    Patent number: 12225888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by m vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: GLOFISH, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Red transgenic fluorescent ornamental fish
    Patent number: 12213465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic red ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • TRANSGENIC CORY
    Publication number: 20240315218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Alan BLAKE, Richard CROCKETT, Aidas NASEVICIUS
  • TRANSGENIC CORY
    Publication number: 20240284883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Alan BLAKE, Richard CROCKETT, Aidas NASEVICIUS
  • TRANSGENIC RAINBOW SHARK
    Publication number: 20240251766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan BLAKE, Richard CROCKETT, Aidas NASEVICIUS
  • RECOMBINANT CONSTRUCTS AND TRANSGENIC FLUORESCENT ORNAMENTAL FISH THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20240138383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the method and use of reef coral fluorescent proteins in making transgenic red, green and yellow fluorescent zebrafish. Preferably, such fluorescent zebrafish are fertile and used to establish a population of transgenic zebrafish and to provide to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing. Thus, new varieties of ornamental fish of different fluorescence colors from a novel source are developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Jeffrey Essner, Perry Hackett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • DIRECT LYSIS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20240002916
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to direct lysis apparatus and methods for molecular diagnostics. Certain embodiments include a piston cycled from a first position proximal to a first end of a housing, to a second position proximal to a second end of the housing, and back to the first position proximal to the first end of the housing. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to devices, methods, and systems for molecular diagnostics that do not comprise a piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: NUCLEIN, LLC
    Inventors: Richard CROCKETT, Alan BLAKE, Brittan PASLOSKE, Jeffrey SHELTON, Michael KARBERG, Ehren ACHEE, James Doug WEHRLY, Alex ILES, John LUPHER