Patents by Inventor Ashis K. Mukherjee

Ashis K. Mukherjee 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).

  • Acaricidal compositions and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7575758
    Abstract: A method of controlling acarine pests comprises applying to the locus of the acarine pests, an isolated polypeptide toxin, wherein the polypeptide toxin has acaricidal activity. In one embodiment, the polypeptide toxin comprises three intrachain disulfide bonds and/or is a component of a venom of an Australian funnel web spider of the genus Atrax or Hadronyche. The polypeptide toxins may be applied to the acarine pests themselves, to the environment of the acarine pests, to the hosts of the acarine pests, or to an animal vector of the acarine pests, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: The University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Glenn F. King, Ashis K. Mukherjee, Stephen K. Wikel, Brianna Sollod McFarland