Patents by Inventor Audrey Minost

Audrey Minost 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).

  • Long-acting nanoencapsulated coumarin arthropod repellent formulations and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8999362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel nanoencapsulated compositions, methods for making such compositions, and methods of repelling insects and other arthropod pests away from animals, including humans. The present invention has particular, though not sole, application to repelling insects including flies and mosquitoes. The inventive compositions may be used to repel arthropods from animals, humans, plants, soil, or building structures. The formulations also prevent illness and disease caused by insect/pest-borne vectors, and provide safer, more effective alternatives to existing repellents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Merial, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Delaveau, Audrey Minost, Hatem Fessi, Marie-Alexandrine Bolzinger, Abdelhamid Elaissari
  • Long-acting nanoencapsulated arthropod repellent formulations and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20140213643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel nanoencapsulated compositions, methods for making such compositions, and methods of repelling insects and other arthropod pests away from animals, including humans. The present invention has particular, though not sole, application to repelling insects including flies and mosquitoes. The inventive compositions may be used to repel arthropods from animals, humans, plants, soil, or building structures. The formulations also prevent illness and disease caused by insect/pest-borne vectors, and provide safer, more effective alternatives to existing repellents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MERIAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Jean Delaveau, Audrey Minost, Hatem FESSI, Marie-Alexandrine BOLZINGER, Abdelhamid Elaissari