Patents by Inventor Molly Duman Scheel

Molly Duman Scheel 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).

  • RNAi Insecticide Materials and Methods
    Publication number: 20220346380
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel class of insecticides for control of disease vector insects, particularly mosquitoes. These insecticides prevent maturation or development of larvae into adult insects using interfering RNA (iRNA). The present invention further includes compositions comprising iRNA and methods of controlling, reducing, or treating an insect infestation with the iRNA or compositions described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventors: Molly Duman Scheel, David W. Severson, Kathleen Eggleson, Na Wei
  • SEX-LINKED RNAI INSECTICIDE MATERIALS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220248690
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides insecticides that can specifically target mosquitoes based on their sex. These sex-specific insecticides prevent maturation or development of larvae into adult insects using interfering RNA (iRNA). The present disclosure further provides compositions comprising sex-linked iRNA and methods of controlling, reducing, or treating an insect infestation with the iRNA or compositions described herein. The compositions and methods described herein can be used to sort mosquitoes based on sex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Molly Duman Scheel
  • RNAi insecticide materials and methods
    Patent number: 11252965
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel class of insecticides for control of disease vector insects, particularly mosquitoes. These insecticides prevent maturation or development of larvae into adult insects using interfering RNA (iRNA). The present invention further includes compositions comprising iRNA and methods of controlling, reducing, or treating an insect infestation with the iRNA or compositions described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, University of Notre Dame Du Lac
    Inventors: Molly Duman Scheel, David W. Severson, Kathleen Eggleson, Na Wei
  • RNAi Insecticide Materials and Methods
    Publication number: 20190297879
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel class of insecticides for control of disease vector insects, particularly mosquitoes. These insecticides prevent maturation or development of larvae into adult insects using interfering RNA (iRNA). The present invention further includes compositions comprising iRNA and methods of controlling, reducing, or treating an insect infestation with the iRNA or compositions described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Molly Duman Scheel, David W. Severson, Kathleen Eggleson, Na Wei