Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Luke

Thomas C. Luke 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).

  • Patent number: 8802919
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for the production of attenuated aseptic parasites in haematophagous insects generally, and production of Plasmodium species sporozoites in Anopheles species mosquitoes specifically; apparatuses and methods for the production of strains of haematophagous insects with desired properties such as hypoallergenicity or hyperinfectivity; methods of producing a parasite strain that is capable of withstanding cyropreservation at temperatures close to freezing; apparatuses and methods for the injection of an attenuated parasite vaccine; production of parasites and haematophagous insects that are free from contamination by unwanted biological agents; apparatuses for the reconstruction of complex parasitic life cycles aseptically to avoid the contamination of the parasite or the insect vector host with unwanted biological agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sanaria Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Hoffman, Thomas C. Luke
  • Publication number: 20120156245
    Abstract: This application relates to preventing malaria by administering a vaccine. More particularly, this invention relates to a vaccine against malaria infection compromising the administration of attenuated sporozoites to a human or animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Sanaria Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. HOFFMAN, Thomas C. Luke
  • Patent number: 7229627
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for the production of attenuated aseptic parasites in hematophagous insects generally, and production of Plasmodium species sporozoites in Anopheles species mosquitoes specifically; apparatuses and methods for the production of strains of hematophagous insects with desired properties such as hypoallergenicity or hyperinfectivity; methods of producing a parasite strain that is capable of withstanding cyropreservation at temperatures close to freezing; apparatuses and methods for the injection of an attenuated parasite vaccine; production of parasites and hematophagous insects that are free from contamination by unwanted biological agents; apparatuses for the reconstruction of complex parasitic life cycles aseptically to avoid the contamination of the parasite or the insect vector host with unwanted biological agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Sanaria, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Hoffman, Thomas C. Luke