Patents by Inventor Evelien Van Ekert

Evelien Van Ekert 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).

  • RNA-BASED CONTROL OF LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20230345947
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of controlling pests that involves administering RNA interfering agents. Particularly exemplified is the control of Lepidopteran species such as diamondback moths and fall armyworms. Also disclosed is the use of double-stranded RNA molecules to target certain genes in Lepidopteran species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth E. NARVA, Krishnakumar SRIDHARAN, Upendra Kumar DEVISETTY, Thais BARROS RODRIGUES, Cris OPPERT, Suresh DESAI, Sambit Kumar MISHRA, Evelien VAN EKERT
  • BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS STRAINS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PESTS
    Publication number: 20220007651
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a Bacillus thuringiensis strain or a cell-free preparation thereof comprising zwittermicin A, Vip3Aa11, Cry1Aa11, and Cry1Ab1. The present invention also relates to a method of controlling animal pests and protecting a useful plant or a part of a useful plant in need of protection from animal pest damage, the method comprising applying to an animal pest or an environment thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a Bacillus thuringiensis strain or a cell-free preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Lorena FERNANDEZ, Punita JUNEJA, Reed Nathan ROYALTY, Bjorn A. TRAAG, Evelien Van Ekert, Emily L. WHITSON-WHENNEN