Patents by Inventor Dawn Wesson

Dawn Wesson 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).

  • PLANT-BASED HEMATOPHAGOUS INSECT DIET AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20260096576
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a plant-based, blood-free diet formulation for hematophagous insects comprising effective amounts of a plant-based protein source and, in some aspects, a carbohydrate source, wherein the plant-based, blood-free diet formulation is suitable for egg production and colony maintenance of hematophagous insects. In some aspects, such hematophagous insects include, but are not limited to, mosquitoes. In some aspects, the plant-based protein source is derived from hemp seeds. In some aspects, the protein source comprises additional proteins in addition to hemp protein. In some aspects, one or more additional proteins in the formulation is derived from spirulina, soybeans, chia seeds, quinoa, oats, nutritional yeast, and/or green peas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Samuel Jameson, Dawn Wesson
  • Mosquito trap
    Patent number: 10178860
    Abstract: A mosquito trap includes a container having an open end and a composition positioned in the container. The composition comprises at least one active agent. The mosquito trap also includes an enclosure protruding above the open end of the container. The enclosure includes an opening to access an interior of the enclosure and the open end of the container, and at least one active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dawn Wesson, Charles Apperson, Loganathan Ponnusamy, Ning Xu, Coby Schal, Christopher Hoffmann
  • Mosquito attractant compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9392788
    Abstract: Provided are compositions for attracting and/or stimulating oviposition. The compositions comprise a suitable carrier and a bacterium capable of producing nonanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, or methyl tetradecanoate; Bacillus thuringiensis; Lactococcus lactis; Klebsiella oxytoca; Shigella dysenteriae; Brevundimonas vesicularis; a supernatant of a culture of any of the these bacteria; nonanoic acid; tetradecanoic acid; or methyl tetradecanoate, or any combination thereof, at a concentration effective to attract the mosquito to a target. The compositions may be comprised within a kit or trap. Also provided are methods of attracting mosquitoes to a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Loganathan Ponnusamy, Ning Xu, Coby Schal, Charles S. Apperson, Dawn Wesson
  • MOSQUITO TRAP
    Publication number: 20130067795
    Abstract: A mosquito trap includes a container having an open end and a composition positioned in the container. The composition comprises at least one active agent. The mosquito trap also includes an enclosure protruding above the open end of the container. The enclosure includes an opening to access an interior of the enclosure and the open end of the container, and at least one active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Dawn Wesson, Charles Apperson, Loganathan Ponnusamy, Ning Xu, Coby Schal, Christopher Hoffmann