Patents by Inventor Dov Borovsky

Dov Borovsky 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).

  • DNAs Encoding mosquito oostatic hormones
    Patent number: 5130253
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns three novel peptides which have the property of interfering with the biosynthesis of the enzyme trypsin in an insect gut. This property enables the use of these peptides to inhibit the formation of progeny in blood-ingesting insects, since trypsin is an essential enzyme for food digestion which provides the essential building blocks for egg development in such insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignees: University of Florida, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Dov Borovsky, David A. Carlson
  • Novel compositions and process for inhibiting digestion in blood-sucking insects
    Patent number: 5011909
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns three novel peptides which have the property of interfering with the biosynthesis of the enzyme trypsin in an insect gut. This property enables the use of these peptides to inhibit the formation of progeny in blood-ingesting insects, since trypsin is an essential enzyme for food digestion which provides the essential building blocks for egg development in such insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignees: University of Florida, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Dov Borovsky, David A. Carlson