Patents by Inventor Geraldine WRIGHT

Geraldine WRIGHT 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).

  • Publication number: 20240397979
    Abstract: Provided is a method for feeding invertebrates, comprising ? Providing a pollen substitute or supplement composition for invertebrates, in particular for honey bees and bumble bees out of yeast selected from the group consisting of S. cerevisiae, Xanthophyllomyces sp., S. japonicus or Yarrowia lipolytica, ? Administering the composition to invertebrates, wherein the composition is essentially free of ergosterol or zymosterol or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Thierry BOGAERT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Geraldine WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20240389618
    Abstract: A method for feeding invertebrates comprising: ?providing a composition comprising a microbial organism or parts, extracts, oils or refinements thereof; and ?administering the composition to invertebrates wherein the microbial organism is selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Xanthophyllomyces sp., S. japonicus or Yarrowia Hpolytica; and wherein the microbial organism has been genetically modified to produce an invertebrate nutrient selected from the group consisting of 24-methylene cholesterol, isofucosterol, cholesterol or desmosterol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Thierry BOGAERT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Geraldine WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20240389559
    Abstract: Provided are methods for feeding invertebrates comprising: # providing a non-pollen composition comprising a nutritionally effective amount of proanthocyanidins; and # administering the non-pollen composition to invertebrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Thierry BOGAERT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Geraldine WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20240315283
    Abstract: Provided is a method for feeding invertebrates or aquaculture organisms comprising: #providing a non-pollen composition comprising a nutritionally effective amount of isofucosterol, fucosterol or a mixture thereof; and #administering the non-pollen composition to invertebrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Thierry BOGAERT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Geraldine WRIGHT, Jan BOGAERT
  • Publication number: 20230363421
    Abstract: A method for increasing bee performance by administering pollen substitutes to bees where the pollen substitute includes sources of proteins, fatty acids and carbohydrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: APIX BIOSCIENCES NV aka APIX BIOSCIENCE
    Inventors: Geraldine WRIGHT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Sue NICOLSON, Phil STEVENSON
  • Publication number: 20220361531
    Abstract: A method for increasing bee performance by administering pollen substitutes to bees where the pollen substitute includes sources of proteins, fatty acids and carbohydrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: APIX BIOSCIENCES BIOSCIENCES NV aka APIX BIOSCIENCES
    Inventors: Geraldine WRIGHT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Sue NICOLSON, Phil STEVENSON
  • Patent number: 11382344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions, methods and products for providing nutrition to insects such as bees, e.g., honey bees. Certain embodiments of the present invention also relate to methods of providing nutrition to bees e.g., colonies of bees together with methods of preparing a composition for providing nutrition to bees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apix Biosciences
    Inventors: Geraldine Wright, Sharoni Shafir, Sue Nicolson, Phil Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20220192232
    Abstract: A method for increasing bee performance by administering pollen substitutes to bees where the pollen substitute includes sources of proteins, fatty acids and carbohydrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: APIX BIOSCIENCES BIOSCIENCES NV aka APIX BIOSCIENCES
    Inventors: Geraldine WRIGHT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Sue NICOLSON, Phil STEVENSON
  • Publication number: 20190090507
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions, methods and products for providing nutrition to insects such as bees, e.g., honey bees. Certain embodiments of the present invention also relate to methods of providing nutrition to bees e.g., colonies of bees together with methods of preparing a composition for providing nutrition to bees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Geraldine WRIGHT, Sharoni SHAFIR, Sue NICOLSON, Phil STEVENSON