Patents by Inventor Kshitij Chandel

Kshitij Chandel 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).

  • Non-membrane feeding device and diet formulation for mosquito colony production
    Patent number: 11470820
    Abstract: An artificial feeding system for maintenance and growth of hematophagous insects is disclosed to comprise a blood-free diet formulation and a feeding device. The blood-free diet formulation comprises effective amounts of a protein source and a carbohydrate source, wherein the blood-free diet formulation is suitable for egg production and colony maintenance of hematophagous insects. The feeding device comprises a diet reservoir for receiving the blood-free diet formulation and a feeding platform for hematophagous insects to feed the blood-free diet formation from the diet reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Randy Gaugler, Devi S. Suman, Kshitij Chandel, Yi Wang
  • Collapsible stackable disposable inexpensive pesticide free traps and attractant for surveillance and control of Aedes container breeding mosquitos and other container breeding insects
    Patent number: 10506804
    Abstract: An inexpensive, biodegradable, easily transportable mosquito trap and improved attractant formulation and apparatus are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Randy Gaugler, Yi Wang, Kshitij Chandel, Devi S. Suman
  • NON-MEMBRANE FEEDING DEVICE AND DIET FORMULATION FOR MOSQUITO COLONY PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20190246608
    Abstract: An artificial feeding system for maintenance and growth of hematophagous insects is disclosed to comprise a blood-free diet formulation and a feeding device. The blood-free diet formulation comprises effective amounts of a protein source and a carbohydrate source, wherein the blood-free diet formulation is suitable for egg production and colony maintenance of hematophagous insects. The feeding device comprises a diet reservoir for receiving the blood-free diet formulation and a feeding platform for hematophagous insects to feed the blood-free diet formation from the diet reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Randy Gaugler, Devi S. Suman, Kshitij Chandel, Yi Wang
  • Collapsible stackable disposable inexpensive pesticide free traps and attractant for surveillance and control of Aedes container breeding mosquitos and other container breeding insects
    Publication number: 20170000101
    Abstract: An inexpensive, biodegradable, easily transportable mosquito trap and improved attractant formulation and apparatus are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Randy Gaugler, Yi Wang, Kshitij Chandel, Devi S. Suman
  • Composition for Use in Controlling Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes
    Publication number: 20080274076
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition for use in luring Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to lay their eggs in a target site, which comprises of an effective amount n-heneicosane in a suitable organic solvent. The composition may also contain an effective amount of insecticide capable of killing the mosquito larvae soon after they hatch out of their eggs. measurement switch, a transformer (low voltage/medium voltage), a DC/AC inverter, a capacitor, a voltage dip detection circuit, and a control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Shri Prakash, Murlidhar Jaywantrao Mendki, Kumaran Ganesan, Natarajan Gopalan, Ramesh Chandra Malhotra, Kshitij Chandel, Brahma Dutt Parashar, Rajagopalan Vijayaraghavan, Krishnamurthy Sekhar