Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Covi

Joseph A. Covi 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).

  • Methods and kits for determining sediment and pore water toxicity with dormant and developing zooplankton and other species having a dormant life stage
    Patent number: 11714076
    Abstract: Methods for determining the toxicity of fresh-water and marine sediments and sediment pore water containing indigenous or introduced toxicants from each as a one-time analysis and/or for analysis over a period of time are provided. The present disclosure further provides kits assembled for the afore-mentioned determination. The methods and kits can be used for analyzing sediment and pore water samples from, among other locations, all environments where species having a dormant life stage may exist including, for example, natural zooplankton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Inventor: Joseph A. Covi
  • METHODS AND KITS FOR DETERMINING SEDIMENT AND PORE WATER TOXICITY WITH DORMANT AND DEVELOPING ZOOPLANKTON AND OTHER SPECIES HAVING A DORMANT LIFE STAGE
    Publication number: 20190250139
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for determining the toxicity of fresh-water and marine sediments and sediment pore water containing indigenous or introduced toxicants from each as a one-time analysis and/or for analysis over a period of time. The present invention further provides kits assembled for the afore-mentioned determination. The methods and kits of the present invention can be used for analyzing sediment and pore water samples from, among other locations, all environments where species having a dormant life stage may exist including, for example, natural zooplankton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Inventor: Joseph A. Covi
  • Kits for determining sediment and pore water toxicity with dormant zooplankton having dormant life stage
    Patent number: 10267782
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining the toxicity of fresh-water and marine sediments and sediment pore water containing indigenous or introduced toxicants from each as a one-time analysis and/or for analysis over a period of time. The present disclosure further provides kits assembled for the afore-mentioned determination. The methods and kits of the present disclosure can be used for analyzing sediment and pore water samples from, among other locations, all environments where species having a dormant life stage may exist including, for example, natural zooplankton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON
    Inventor: Joseph A. Covi
  • METHODS AND KITS FOR DETERMINING SEDIMENT AND PORE WATER TOXICITY WITH DORMANT AND DEVELOPING ZOOPLANKTON AND OTHER SPECIES HAVING A DORMANT LIFE STAGE
    Publication number: 20160356756
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for determining the toxicity of fresh-water and marine sediments and sediment pore water containing indigenous or introduced toxicants from each as a one-time analysis and/or for analysis over a period of time. The present invention further provides kits assembled for the afore-mentioned determination. The methods and kits of the present invention can be used for analyzing sediment and pore water samples from, among other locations, all environments where species having a dormant life stage may exist including, for example, natural zooplankton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Inventor: Joseph A. Covi