Patents by Inventor Joseph S. Atkin

Joseph S. Atkin 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).

  • Ectoparasite eradication method and device
    Patent number: 8162999
    Abstract: A method of eliminating an ectoparasite infestation is disclosed that may include steps of defining a target area on an animal having an ectoparasite infestation, heating a volume of air to a temperature to form heated air, applying the heated air to the target area with an airflow such that the heated air impinges directly on substantially all ectoparasites located within the target area, and maintaining the heated air at the target area for a period of time sufficient to affect an ectoparasite mortality rate of at least 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Dale H. Clayton, Joseph S. Atkin, Kevin G. Wilding
  • ECTOPARASITE ERADICATION METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100331931
    Abstract: A method of eliminating an ectoparasite infestation is disclosed that may include steps of defining a target area on an animal having an ectoparasite infestation, heating a volume of air to a temperature to form heated air, applying the heated air to the target area with an airflow such that the heated air impinges directly on substantially all ectoparasites located within the target area, and maintaining the heated air at the target area for a period of time sufficient to affect an ectoparasite mortality rate of at least 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dale H. Clayton, Joseph S. Atkin, Kevin G. Wilding
  • Ectoparasite eradication method and device
    Patent number: 7789902
    Abstract: A method of eliminating an ectoparasite infestation is disclosed that may include steps of defining a target area on an animal having an ectoparasite infestation, heating a volume of air to a temperature to form heated air, applying the heated air to the target area with an airflow such that the heated air impinges directly on substantially all ectoparasites located within the target area, and maintaining the heated air at the target area for a period of time sufficient to affect an ectoparasite mortality rate of at least 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Dale H. Clayton, Joseph S. Atkin, Kevin G. Wilding
  • Ectoparasite Eradication Method and Device
    Publication number: 20100049285
    Abstract: A method of eliminating an ectoparasite infestation is disclosed that may include steps of defining a target area on an animal having an ectoparasite infestation, heating a volume of air to a temperature to form heated air, applying the heated air to the target area with an airflow such that the heated air impinges directly on substantially all ectoparasites located within the target area, and maintaining the heated air at the target area for a period of time sufficient to affect an ectoparasite mortality rate of at least 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Dale H. Clayton, Joseph S. Atkin, Kevin G. Wilding