Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Kovarik

Joseph E. Kovarik 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: 20200316449
    Abstract: A method and system for improving the accuracy of putting a golf ball that includes a golf glove for use with a putter grip that has a straight edge, with the golf glove having a visual line alignment feature/illustration that allows a golfer to place his or her hand in a repeatable, proper position on the grip of the putter. The golf glove employed is devoid of any putter attachment feature, such as hook-and-loop fastener material on the glove or the golf grip and is further devoid of any indicia affixed to the back-hand portion of a glove that could be viewed as an alignment indicia, as it only complicates and confuses a golfer when putting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Carter J. Kovarik, Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Publication number: 20200289643
    Abstract: A method and system for the treatment of honey bees (Apis mellifera), bats, and butterflies protects them from various life threatening conditions, including Colony Collapse Disorder, white nose syndrome, etc. and in particular, provides honey bees, bats and butterflies with the ability to assimilate and degrade pesticides such as neonicotinoids and fipronil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10716815
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to the field of Oncology, and in particular, embodiments directed to a method of ameliorating, treating, or preventing a malignancy in a human subject wherein the steps of the method assist or boost the immune system in eradicating cancerous cells. Certain embodiments are directed to the field of human longevity and aging in a manner such that cancer is not contracted due to ameliorating, treating, or reducing aging by increasing the healthspan and lifespan of humans. In certain embodiments, administration of beneficial bacteria to an individual's microbiome that have been modified so as to produce effective amounts of desired compositions, compounds, agents, e.g. tomatidine, rapamycin, p53 protein, statins, etc., is employed to treat and prevent cancer and other age-related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventors: Katherine Rose Kovarik, Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Publication number: 20200197215
    Abstract: A method and system of reducing the likelihood of a Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in a human being includes the use of a bioadhesive strip that binds to a person's mucosal membrane for at least 1 hour while inside a person's mouth, where the strip has a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-biofilm agent, compounds that facilitate the growth of desired bacteria beneficial to a person's health, and an antibiotic effective amount to kill Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria. The method and system reduces the virulence factor gingipain. In other embodiments, the likelihood that a subject will suffer from Alzheimer's Disease is reduced by administering, via local gingival application to a subject that has been diagnosed with periodontitis, an effective amount of an antibiotic effective to kill Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria residing on the subgingival tooth area of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Katherine Rose Kovarik, Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10688368
    Abstract: A method and system for improving the accuracy of putting a golf ball that includes a golf glove for use with a putter grip that has a straight edge, with the golf glove having a visual line alignment feature/illustration that allows a golfer to place his or her hand in a repeatable, proper position on the grip of the putter. The golf glove employed is devoid of any putter attachment feature, such as hook-and-loop fastener material on the glove or the golf grip and is further devoid of any indicia affixed to the back-hand portion of a glove that could be viewed as an alignment indicia, as it only complicates and confuses a golfer when putting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventors: Carter J. Kovarik, Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10687975
    Abstract: A method and system for addressing the avoidance of migraines, cluster headaches and dizziness by adjusting an individual's microbiome, and in particular, to the provision of beneficial oral and gut microbes at particular times to enhance a person's oral health, including through the use of oral strips that adhere to surfaces in the oral cavity and that include at least one of xylitol, Lachnospira, Veillonella, Faecalibacterium and/or Rothia bacteria, including bacteria transformed via a CR/SPR system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph E. Kovarik, Katherine Rose Kovarik
  • Publication number: 20200187487
    Abstract: A system and method for driving geese away from an area employs predetermined random illuminations of particular wavelength light directed in a fashion that repels geese while avoiding annoying humans. Embodiments include systems associated with golf course flags and other structures and animal decoys that hide undesired aesthetic appearances of prior art industrial lighting elements. Other embodiments employ adjustable/movable mirror elements used in conjunction with systems powered by solar energy panels positioned below the light source, which can be adjusted in terms of direction, shielding, color, duration, wavelength and pulsation, providing a variety of random patterns so as to avoid habituation by geese.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph E. Kovarik, Jeff Franek
  • Publication number: 20200179460
    Abstract: Compositions, systems and methods of improving the health of the microbiome of an individual's skin relate to the provision of skin contacting formulations containing beneficial bacteria and other microbe components to foster the growth and maintenance of a healthy skin microbiome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10675347
    Abstract: A method and system for the treatment of honey bees (Apis mellifera), bats, and butterflies protects them from various life threatening conditions, including Colony Collapse Disorder, white nose syndrome, etc. and in particular, provides honey bees, bats and butterflies with the ability to assimilate and degrade pesticides such as neonicotinoids and fipronil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10668014
    Abstract: A method and system to prevent sore throat infections in humans includes the administration of an active ingredient to a site on the mucus membranes of the throat of a human that inhibits adherence and promotes desorption of S. pyogenes to soft tissue surfaces, such as the pharyngeal and oral mucosa of a human. A mucoadhesive strip having a surface topography that resists bioadhesion of undesired bacteria that are typically present in a human's mouth is preferably employed and that has one or more encapsulated agents selected from the group consisting of an antibiotic; lactic acid bacteria; S. pyogenes modified by a CRISPR-Cas system to reduce one or more virulence factors; and a breath mint solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph E. Kovarik, Katherine Rose Kovarik
  • Publication number: 20200163796
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing the likelihood of colorectal cancer in a human being includes the modification of an individual's gut microbes by employing a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-CRISPR-associated system (CRISPR-Cas) or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats from Prevotella and Francisella 1 (CRISPR/Cpf1) system to modify only bacterial genes of bacteria that reside in the human gut that are non-homologous to those encompassed in the human genome, and in particular, to administer a therapeutically effective amount of a bacterial formulation comprising F. prausnitzii that has been modified to produce one of alliin or butyrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Publication number: 20200121743
    Abstract: A method for reducing the likelihood of developing liver cancer in an individual diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease involves providing in the gut of an individual a population of beneficial bacteria selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus species, and administering fiber to the individual to maintain a therapeutically effective amount of the beneficial bacteria in the gut of the individual. In certain embodiments, monoacylglycerolacyltransferase-3 (MGAT3) synthesis is inhibited to lower triacylglycerol (TAG) production, while in others, expression of diacylglycerolacyltransferase-2 (DGAT-2) is inhibited. The beneficial bacteria are preferably modified to produce increased amounts of butyrate and may also be encapsulated in a frangible enclosure. Levels of Roseburia are preferably increased while the levels of Akkermansia spp. in the individual's gut microbiome are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Publication number: 20200094750
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted bicycle carrier allows a bicycle to be mounted to the carrier in a ride-ready fashion, without the need to remove one of the bicycle wheels, and permits the reversible securement of both wheels simultaneously by a simple single pivotal movement of a tire retention loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10583033
    Abstract: A method and system of reducing the likelihood of an inflammatory disease developing by providing a mucosal adhesive strip to a subject, with the strip provided with at least one of a plurality of agents effective to hinder the growth of spirochetes bacteria in a subject's oral cavity. In certain embodiments, an effective amount of Prevotella intermedia is provided to decrease the incidence of periodontitis and to reduce the progression of Alzheimer's disease. In still other embodiments, the likelihood that a subject will suffer from Alzheimer's disease is reduced by administering via local gingival application to a subject that has been diagnosed with periodontitis an effective amount of an antibiotic effective to kill spirochetes bacteria residing on the subgingival tooth area of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Katherine Rose Kovarik, Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10568916
    Abstract: A method and system for the treatment of honey bees (Apis mellifera), bats, and butterflies protects them from various life threatening conditions, including Colony Collapse Disorder, white nose syndrome, etc. and in particular, provides honey bees, bats and butterflies with the ability to assimilate and degrade neonicotinoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10555976
    Abstract: Compositions, systems and methods of improving the health of the microbiome of an individual's skin relate to the provision of skin contacting formulations containing beneficial bacteria and other microbe components to foster the growth and maintenance of a healthy skin microbiome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10548761
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing the likelihood of colorectal cancer in a human being includes the modification of an individual's gut microbes by employing a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-CRISPR-associated system (CRISPR-Cas) or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats from Prevotella and Francisella 1 (CRISPR/Cpf1) system to modify only bacterial genes of bacteria that reside in the human gut that are non-homologous to those encompassed in the human genome, and in particular, to administer a therapeutically effective amount of a bacterial formulation comprising F. prausnitzii that has been modified to produce one of alliin or butyrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Patent number: 10524465
    Abstract: A system and method for driving geese away from an area employs predetermined random illuminations of particular wavelength light directed in a fashion that repels geese while avoiding annoying humans. Embodiments include systems associated with golf course flags and other structures and animal decoys that hide undesired aesthetic appearances of prior art industrial lighting elements. Other embodiments employ adjustable/movable mirror elements used in conjunction with systems powered by solar energy panels positioned below the light source, which can be adjusted in terms of direction, shielding, color, duration, wavelength and pulsation, providing a variety of random patterns so as to avoid habituation by geese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph E. Kovarik, Jeff Franek
  • Patent number: 10512661
    Abstract: A method for reducing the likelihood of developing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in an individual diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease involves providing in the gut of an individual a population of beneficial bacteria selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus species, and at least 6 grams per day of fiber to the individual to maintain a therapeutically effective amount of the beneficial bacteria in the gut of the individual. In certain embodiments, monoacylglycerolacyltransferase-3 (MGAT3) synthesis is inhibited to lower triacylglycerol (TAG) production, while in others, expression of diacylglycerolacyltransferase-2 (DGAT-2) is inhibited. The beneficial bacteria are preferably modified to produce increased amounts of butyrate and are also encapsulated in a frangible enclosure. Levels of Roseburia are preferably increased while the levels of Akkermansia spp. in the individual's gut microbiome are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Publication number: 20190380470
    Abstract: Nail polish remover strips are pre-sized for toe or fingernails and applied to a painted or artificial nail and left thereon for a predetermined period of time to dissolve the nail polish and/or nail bonding agent. Preferably a color change occurs to depict the appropriate dwelling time to dissolve the nail polish. Certain embodiments include odor reducing components. Preferably the strips are layered composites having an exterior odor impervious material, a layer of encapsulated acetone or nail polish removing agent, an absorbent layer, and a peelable backing, with the strips being sized to accommodate contact with a person's nail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Katherine Rose Kovarik, Joseph E. Kovarik