Targeted Mass Inoculation via Feedback-Controlled Vector

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for disease prevention through vaccination, especially using vectors like mosquitoes, face challenges in controlling vaccine dosage distribution and ensuring informed consent, leading to inconsistent and potentially unethical administration of vaccines.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for targeted mass inoculation using a transmission system comprising a first pathogen and a second pathogen, where the vector, which can be a mechanical device or a living organism, delivers the second pathogen to a secondary host, ensuring controlled and ethical administration of vaccines by using computing devices and algorithms to identify and differentiate suitable hosts and prevent multiple dosages.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If mosquitoes are used as carriers to distribute vaccines, then the rate of dissemination is increased, but the number of vaccinations each host receives varies greatly leading to inconsistent dosing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverate of disseminationVSAvoiddosage distribution consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs feedback mechanisms where computing devices track which hosts have received vaccinations and communicate this information to vectors. Vectors use this feedback to avoid re-vaccinating the same host, ensuring consistent dosing while maintaining high dissemination rates through monitored and controlled distribution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces uncontrolled biological transmission mechanisms with computer-controlled delivery systems. Computing devices manage the vaccination process by identifying suitable hosts, tracking vaccination history, and directing vectors to appropriate targets, thereby replacing random biological variation with precise mechanical control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If autonomous living organisms are used to vaccinate, then widespread immunization can be achieved, but ethical problems arise including vaccination without informed consent

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewidespread immunization capabilityVSAvoidethical concerns and lack of informed consent

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses feedback from computing devices that track vaccination status and host identification to ensure only appropriate hosts are vaccinated. This controlled approach allows widespread immunization while maintaining ethical standards through informed selection and tracking of recipients.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces computing devices as intermediaries between the vaccination system and hosts. These intermediaries manage the ethical dimensions by identifying suitable hosts, tracking vaccination history, and coordinating the process, thereby mediating between autonomous delivery capability and ethical requirements for informed consent.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If vectors deliver pathogens to hosts, then disease prevention can be achieved, but unintended vaccinations may occur affecting hosts adversely

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisease prevention effectivenessVSAvoidadverse effects from unintended vaccinations

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs feedback mechanisms where computing devices monitor which hosts have received vaccinations and communicate this information to vectors. Vectors use this feedback to avoid re-vaccinating the same host, preventing adverse effects while maintaining disease prevention effectiveness through monitored distribution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality control by enabling vectors to distinguish between different hosts and deliver vaccinations only to appropriate targets. This localized precision ensures that each host receives the correct treatment, preventing unintended vaccinations while maintaining overall disease prevention effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20240203535A1Targeted Mass Inoculation

Publication Date: 2024.06.20 ENDING PATIENT ZERO LLC

AI summary

In general, the present disclosure involves targeted mass inoculation, and in particular, intelligent systems for mass-inoculating a plurality of hosts without delivering multiple doses to any single individual. In an illustrative example, a transmission system for targeted mass inoculation includes a first pathogen, a primary host that receives the first pathogen, a vector that receives a second pathogen from the primary host, and a plurality of secondary hosts each configured to receive a single dose of the second pathogen from the vector. In some such implementations, the vector includes a mechanical device having internal processing circuitry configured to distinguish between different secondary hosts, and maintain a database indicating which of the plurality of secondary hosts have already received the single dose of the second pathogen.