Patents by Inventor Alexander Burns Ferguson

Alexander Burns Ferguson 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).

  • Swine population having low levels of porcine endogenous retrovirus and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8088969
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of selecting and maintaining a population of pigs having a low copy number of porcine endogenous retrovirus, and the use of such pigs as a source of cells, tissue and/or organs suitable for xenotransplantation. The invention further relates to methods for selecting cells, tissue and/or organs from such pigs for suitability for use in xenotransplantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Living Cell Products Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Bartlett Elliott, Olga Garkavenko, Alexander Burns Ferguson
  • Swine Population Having Low Levels of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20080152625
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of selecting and maintaining a population of pigs having a low copy number of porcine endogenous retrovirus, and the use of such pigs as a source of cells, tissue and/or organs suitable for xenotransplantation. The invention further relates to methods for selecting cells, tissue and/or organs from such pigs for suitability for use in xenotransplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Living Cell Products Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Bartlett Elliott, Olga Garkavenko, Alexander Burns Ferguson