Microbiologist · Scientist · Inventor

Dr. Cuero’s Scientific Invention Process

More than 40 scientific inventions in biotechnology, biomedicine, and environmental protection, 32 of them patented by the U.S. Patent Office.

Scientific inventions

U.S. patents granted

Patents pending

Published books

New releases

Dr. Cuero’s most recent scientific books

2026Cambridge Scholars Publishing

The Process of Scientific Invention: The Key to Competing in a Technological and AI-driven Society

Summary: Dr. R. Cuero presents in this book, The Process of Scientific Invention: The Key to Competing in a Technological and AI-driven Society, his scientific inventing experience, as confirmed by his more than 40 inventions, of which 32 have been patented by the U.S. Patent Office, and rest are patent pending, and others are currently undergoing experimental process, as of 2026. Also, this book contains a few chapters about what it took for other inventors from different civilizations around the world and throughout history to create inventions, including descriptions of their inventions and pitfalls.

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However, not every one of the author’s inventions is described or mentioned in the book due to the limitation of space or number of pages and/or because some are still in the process of optimization. Nonetheless, the general description of some of the inventions used as examples fulfill the objective of the book, which is to show what it takes to develop scientific invention. This book is timely written because making inventions is the alternative to compete in today’s fast-paced technological and AI society. In fact, the book contains a chapter on how AI and some aspects of invention could potentially synergize.

In the book, Dr. Cuero shares his scientific knowledge and skills integrating concepts of biology, chemistry, and physics as well as biochemistry, microbiology, molecular and synthetic biology applied to biotechnological, biomedical and environmental areas. Dr. Cuero also shares, in an enlightening chapter, about how his inventions led him to reconcile the concepts of geo-genesis and biogenesis toward a better understanding of biomolecular evolution and for production of new and effective products related to health and environmental protection. In addition, Dr. Cuero presents in the book his technical, intellectual, and personal experiences that led him to create inventions in different parts of the world, including the challenges he had to overcome to become an inventor. The book presents the human, mental, and heuristic capacities required for inventing, in addition to using scientific knowledge base and technical experience and skills.

Dr. Cuero hopes this book will become a source of inspiration for any children or adults with a curiosity for invention and scientific knowledge. Even though invention is a result of individual capacity, knowledge, skill, experience, attitude, as well as social and cultural conditions, this book is a good general road map or guide for individuals and institutions toward invention.

This book can be purchased on the Cambridge Scholars Publishing website

2022Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Water and Ions as Conditions Necessary for Life: The Secret History of Life

Summary: Based on his own scientific experience and from other scientists around the world, Dr. Cuero presents in this book the importance of water and ions in the biological system at the atomic, molecular, and cellular level. The book also expresses the relationship of water and ions to life, metabolism, health, and interactions with atmospheric conditions throughout evolution.

This book can be purchased on Amazon or the Cambridge Scholars Publishing website

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Dr. Cuero believes,

“Creating new scientific inventions or making discoveries are keys to competing and generating equity for most people, including those with higher, middle, lower, and no education, in today’s fast-paced, technological and AI-driven society.”

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

List of Dr. Cuero’s Patented Scientific Inventions

Patented

Pending

32 patents

#	Title	Patent no.	Issued
1	Polyactive Carbohydrates and Methods of Use Thereof	`US 12,709,758 B2`	August 18, 2026
2	Biological Devices and Methods of Use Thereof to Produce Steviol Glycosides	`US 12,692,502 B2`	July 28, 2026
3	Anti-Microbial and UV Protective Extracts and Methods of Making and Using Thereof	`US 12,460,212`	November 4, 2025
4	Genelight Cultures and Extracts and Applications Thereof	`US 12,410,434 B2`	September 9, 2025
5	UV-Resistant Biological Devices and Extracts and Methods for Producing and Using the Same	`US 12,404,511 B2`	September 2, 2025
6	Methods for Producing Carbo Sugars and Application Thereof	`US 12,312,590 B2`	May 27, 2025
7	Carbo-Ionic Cultures and Extracts and Applications Thereof	`US 12,270,023 B2`	April 8, 2025
8	Glucose Sensors and Methods of Use Thereof	`US 12,146,883`	November 19, 2024
9	Methods for Producing a Polyactive Carbohydrate and Applications Thereof	`US 12,129,500`	October 29, 2024
10	Biological Devices for Producing Oxidized Zinc and Applications Thereof	`US 11,781,157 B2`	October 10, 2023
11	Anti-Microbial and UV Protective Extracts and Methods of Making and Using Thereof	`US 11,692,192 B2`	July 4, 2023
12	UV-Resistant Biological Devices and Extracts and Methods for Producing and Using the Same	`US 11,639,505 B2`	May 2, 2023
13	Biological Devices and Methods of Use Thereof for the Detection of Amyloid Proteins	`US 11,635,439`	April 25, 2023
14	Biological Devices and Methods of Use Thereof to Produce Carotenoids	`US 11,603,549`	March 14, 2023
15	Biological Devices and Methods of Use Thereof to Produce Steviol Glycosides	`US 11,365,417 B2`	June 21, 2022
16	DNA Constructs and Biological Devices for Producing Carbo Sugars	`US 11,149,294 B2`	October 19, 2021
17	Methods for Producing Carbo Sugars and Applications Thereof	`US 11,001,848 B2`	May 11, 2021
18	Biological Devices for Producing Oxidized Zinc and Applications Thereof	`US 10,995,345 B2`	May 4, 2021
19	Methods for Producing a Polyactive Carbohydrate and Applications Thereof	`US 10,995,353 B2`	May 4, 2021
20	Glucose Sensors and Methods of Use Thereof	`US 10,501,815 B2`	December 10, 2019
21	Methods and Devices for Electromagnetic Ligation of Nucleic Acids and Electromagnetic Transformation of Cells	`US 10,011,841 B2`	July 3, 2018
22	UV-Resistant Microbes and UV-Blocking Microbial Extract	`US 9,987,219 B2`	June 5, 2018
23	Glucose Sensors and Methods of Use Thereof	`US 9,932,644 B2`	April 3, 2018
24	Biological Devices and Methods of Use Thereof for the Study and Control of Alzheimer’s Disease	`US 9,890,201 B2`	February 13, 2018
25	Polyurethane Biofoams Derived from Natural Products and Methods of Making and Using Thereof	`US 9,868,811 B2`	January 16, 2018
26	Biological Devices and Methods for Increasing the Production of Lycopene from Plants	`US 9,828,609 B2`	November 28, 2017
27	Glucose and Insulin Sensors and Methods of Use Thereof	`US 9,683,266 B2`	June 20, 2017
28	Compositions for Water Treatment and Methods of Using Thereof	`US 9,617,176 B2`	April 11, 2017
29	Methods for Increasing the Production of Phenolic Compounds from Theobroma Cacao	`US 9,428,759 B2`	August 30, 2016
30	Methods and Devices for Electromagnetic Amplification of Nucleic Acids	`US 9,004,729-B2`	June 2, 2015
31	Compositions and Methods for Removal of Toxic Metals and Radionuclides	`US 7,309,437 B2`	December 18, 2007
32	Effective Plant Biocontrol	`US 5,830,459`	November 30, 1998

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Note: This table shows Dr. Cuero’s 32 patented inventions, as of September 2026. There are more recent scientific inventions in progress as well as others in patent pending in the USA.

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About Dr. Raul Cuero

Raul Cuero, PhD, is a microbiologist, scientist, and inventor who obtained his PhD in Microbiology from Strathclyde University, United Kingdom and MSc in Plant Pathology from Ohio State University, USA. Dr. Cuero has carried out most of his scientific research activities in the United States, and part in the United Kingdom during his PhD studies. He has written for many scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals related to biotechnology, microbiology, and synthetic biology. Currently, Dr. Cuero is writing a paper about the origin of biomolecules using synthetic biology and AI, as well as a paper on fungal biotechnology using functional synthetic biology.

In addition, Dr. Cuero has written books on science, which include “The Process of Scientific Invention: The Key to Competing in a Technological and AI-driven Society” (2026) published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, England and “Water and Ions as Conditions Necessary for Life: The Secret History of Life” (2022) published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, England. Also, he has written a scientific didactic book called “Tales of the Covid Mutants” (2026) published in USA, which presents the viral pandemic as a pictorial, humorous, and cartoony story to create a natural human appeal within the reader to be attracted to science and understand its complexity in an accessible way, especially since people today are more visual learners. He is currently writing another book based on his scientific experiences.

He has also published books on creativity, including “Polishing Diamonds”, “How to Create: The Joy of Creativity”, “Loneliness as a Source of Creativity”, “Fear and Courage Today and Throughout Civilization: The two driving forces toward achievement, influenced by myths, rituals, and knowledge”, and “Between Triumph and Survival”.

Dr. Cuero has made scientific presentations in many different parts of the world, including USA, Europe, Japan, China, Turkey, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He has also trained many young people on creativity internationally. Dr. Cuero creates for the benefit of society. Currently, Dr. Cuero is an independent scientist and consultant on biotechnology in the USA.

Recognition and research

Honors, books, and publications

Honors & Recognitions

Dr. Cuero received the NASA Certificate of Recognition in 2007 for one of the two patented inventions that he produced for the institution, during his tenure at the Texas A&M University System, at the Campus of Prairie View, USA, along with the late Dr. David McKay, former JSC-NASA scientist. In 2008, he also received an award from the Texas A&M University System for this patented invention.

This picture shows Dr. Cuero enjoying a conversation with his colleague the late Dr. David McKay, a former NASA-JSC scientist. Here, they are discussing about the Martian regolith simulant soil used during the implementation of their invention on anti-UV as well as decontamination of metal ions and radionuclides, in which both are co-authors of these patented inventions (Cuero and McKay, 2007 US 7,309,437 B2; Cuero and McKay, 2018 US 9,987,219 B2), for which they both received the NASA Certificate of Recognition.

Dr. Cuero’s Published Books

Scientific books on invention, water and ions, and a cartoony Covid story, plus creativity books including the novel Polishing Diamonds.

Scientific Publications

The official list of publications of Dr. Raul Cuero, which are distributed in Scientific Journals, Book Chapters and Conferences abstract, and others. Their contributions are given in the areas of Microbial Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology.

On stage

Presentations & Lectures

The official list of presentations and lectures that Dr. Raul Cuero has given. They range from presentations on his various books, to mentoring young students to become inventors.