Patents by Inventor Thomas Kröber

Thomas Kröber 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).

  • PROTECTION AGAINST ARTHROPOD PARASITES WITH PURINERGIC RECEPTOR (OPR) ANTAGONISTS
    Publication number: 20250057791
    Abstract: This invention concerns a product comprising one or more purinergic receptor (PR) antagonist for use in prevention and/or treatment of parasitic infestation of a human and/or animal host by an arthropod parasite by exposing the arthropod parasite to one or more PR antagonist, or by contacting the arthropod parasite with one or more PR antagonist. The invention also concerns a pharmaceutical composition comprising the product for use in prevention and/or treatment of parasitic infestation of a human and/or animal host by an arthropod parasite, and screening methods to identify suitable PR antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Alexandre GURBA, Patrick GUERIN, Alexandre VERNUDACHI, Thomas KRÖBER
  • Methods, compounds and compositions for repelling insects and/or arachnids
    Patent number: 10390536
    Abstract: The present specification discloses natural repellent compounds, and isomeric forms, structural analogs and derivatives of the said compounds, having repellent activity against mosquitoes and other blood-sucking arthropods, compositions comprising such repellent compounds, methods of screening for such repellent compounds, methods of reducing mosquito bites on an individual and methods of reducing mosquito infestation to a location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventors: Kostas Iatrou, Patrick Guerin, Thomas Kröber, Maria Konstantopoulou
  • Methods, Compounds and Compositions for Repelling Insects and/or Arachnids
    Publication number: 20170231221
    Abstract: The present specification discloses natural repellent compounds, and isomeric forms, structural analogues and derivatives of the said compounds, having repellent activity against mosquitoes and other blood-sucking arthropods, compositions comprising such repellent compounds, methods of screening for such repellent compounds, methods of reducing mosquito bites on an individual and methods of reducing mosquito infestation to a location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos"
    Inventors: Kostas Iatrou, Patrick Guerin, Thomas Kröber, Maria Konstantopoulou
  • Methods compounds and compositions for repelling insects and/or arachnids
    Patent number: 9615585
    Abstract: The present specification discloses natural repellent compounds, and isomeric forms, structural analogs and derivatives of the said compounds, having repellent activity against mosquitoes and other blood-sucking arthropods, compositions comprising such repellent compounds, methods of screening for such repellent compounds, methods of reducing mosquito bites on an individual and methods of reducing mosquito infestation to a location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: National Centre for Scientific Research-Demokritos
    Inventors: Kostas Iatrou, Patrick Guerin, Thomas Kröber, Maria Konstantopoulou
  • Methods, Compounds and Compositions for Repelling Insects and/or Arachnids
    Publication number: 20160029643
    Abstract: The present specification discloses natural repellent compounds, and isomeric forms, structural analogues and derivatives of the said compounds, having repellent activity against mosquitoes and other blood-sucking arthropods, compositions comprising such repellent compounds, methods of screening for such repellent compounds, methods of reducing mosquito bites on an individual and methods of reducing mosquito infestation to a location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos"
    Inventors: Kostas Iatrou, Patrick Guerin, Thomas Kröber, Maria Konstantopoulou