Patents by Inventor Jessica HESS

Jessica HESS 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).

  • Method for Determining the Effectiveness of Treatment for the Prevention of Heartworm Disease
    Publication number: 20200011856
    Abstract: The following discloses a novel model for parasitic worm infection, which is useful for screening for and evaluating the efficacy of antiparasitic agents. In particular, the disclosure provides an immunocompromised mouse model that, for the first time, supports advanced development of Dirofilaria immitis (Di) parasites outside of their definitive hosts. As described herein, early-stage larval forms of Di, the causative agent of Canine Heartworm disease, not only persist in this model, but they develop into mature worms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicants: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH USA INC., THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Brenda BONDESEN, John Matthew HARRINGTON, David ABRAHAM, Jessica HESS