Patents by Inventor Jacqueline Nearing

Jacqueline Nearing 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).

  • Growing marine fish in fresh water
    Patent number: 7584718
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve transferring fish to freshwater containing at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Growing marine fish in fresh water
    Publication number: 20090078212
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve transferring fish to freshwater containing at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Marical, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, JR., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Growing marine fish in fresh water
    Patent number: 7421975
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Growing marine fish in fresh water
    Publication number: 20070227458
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: H. Harris, David Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Growing marine fish in fresh water
    Patent number: 7182041
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in atlantic salmon
    Publication number: 20070031864
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses four full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, SalmoKCaR#3, and SalmoKCaR#4. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR #1, 2 3 and/or 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: H. Harris, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Methods for raising pre-adult anadromous fish
    Patent number: 7121227
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in Atlantic salmon
    Patent number: 7101988
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses four full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, SalmoKCaR#3, and SalmoKCaR#4. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR #1,2 3 and/or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Methods for raising pre-adult anadromous fish
    Patent number: 7069876
    Abstract: Methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Methods for growing and imprinting fish using an odorant
    Patent number: 7055461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imprinting fish in freshwater with at least one odorant for the fish and causing the imprinted fish to react to the odorant in seawater, wherein the fish are maintained in freshwater prior to transfer to seawater, The method includes: adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to modulate expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR, the PVCR modulator being one which alters olfactory sensing of the fish to the odorant; adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, the feed containing the odorant and an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the fish upon consumption of the feed, whereby the fish are imprinted with the odorant; transferring the imprinted fish to seawater; and providing a source of said odorant in the seawater to which the imprinted fish are transferred, thereby causing the imprinted fish to react to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., Steven Jury, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka, Timothy Linley, Edward M. Brown
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in atlantic salmon
    Patent number: 6979559
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses three full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, and SalmoKCaR#3. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR #1,2 and/or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in Atlantic salmon
    Patent number: 6979558
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses three full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, and SalmoKCaR#3. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR #1,2 and/or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in atlantic salmon
    Patent number: 6951739
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses three full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, and SalmoKCaR#3. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR #1, 2 and/or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in atlantic salmon
    Publication number: 20050181425
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses three full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, and SalmoKCaR#3. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR#1,2 and/or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Harris, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in atlantic salmon
    Publication number: 20050181427
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses three full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, and SalmoKCaR#3. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR #1,2 and/or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Harris, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Polyvalent cation-sensing receptor in atlantic salmon
    Publication number: 20050181426
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses three full length nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for PolyValent Cation-Sensing Receptors (PVCR) in Atlantic Salmon. These PVCR have been named SalmoKCaR#1, SalmoKCaR#2, and SalmoKCaR#3. The present invention includes homologs thereof, antibodies thereto, and methods for assessing SalmoKCaR nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The present invention further includes plasmids, vectors, host cells containing the nucleic acid sequences of SalmoKCaR #1,2 and/or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Harris, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Growing marine fish in fresh water
    Publication number: 20050145188
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: H. Harris, David Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Growing marine fish in fresh water
    Patent number: 6854422
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Methods for raising pre-adult anadromous fish
    Publication number: 20050028742
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Harris, David Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Methods for growing and imprinting fish using an odorant
    Publication number: 20040244714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imprinting fish in freshwater with at least one odorant for the fish and causing the imprinted fish to react to the odorant in seawater, wherein the fish are maintained in freshwater prior to transfer to seawater, The method includes: adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to modulate expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR, the PVCR modulator being one which alters olfactory sensing of the fish to the odorant; adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, the feed containing the odorant and an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the fish upon consumption of the feed, whereby the fish are imprinted with the odorant; transferring the imprinted fish to seawater; and providing a source of said odorant in the seawater to which the imprinted fish are transferred, thereby causing the imprinted fish to react to
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Steven Jury, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka, Timothy Linley, Edward M. Brown