Patents by Inventor Yoav Gothilf

Yoav Gothilf 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).

  • Inducing sterility in fish by disrupting the development of the GnRH system
    Patent number: 7194978
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for inducing sterility in fish by administering at least one compound that disrupts the establishment of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone system during early development thereby inhibiting sexual maturity in the treated fish. Effective compounds include GABA, GABA receptor agonists, or GABA receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignees: University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Ramot at Tel Aviv University, United States of America
    Inventors: Yonathan Zohar, Yoav Gothilf, Susan Wray
  • Inducing sterility in fish by disrupting the development of the GnRH system
    Publication number: 20050132969
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for inducing sterility in fish by administering at least one compound that disrupts the establishment of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone system during early development thereby inhibiting sexual maturity in the treated fish. Effective compounds include GABA, GABA receptor agonists, or GABA receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Yonathan Zohar, Yoav Gothilf, Susan Wray
  • Polynucleotides encoding sbGnRH, a novel reproductive hormone
    Patent number: 6210927
    Abstract: Novel peptide hormones which influence the release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland in fish are disclosed. Methods in which such peptides may be administered to fish to control their reproduction are also described. Furthermore, novel isolated cDNA encoding the precursor of the novel gonadotropin-releasing hormone is disclosed. The use of such cDNA in controlling the gonadal development and spawning of fish is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
    Inventors: Yonathan Zohar, Yoav Gothilf
  • Compounds comprising gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and methods for controlling reproduction in fish
    Patent number: 5643877
    Abstract: Novel peptide hormones which influence the release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland in fish are disclosed. Methods in which such peptides may be administered to fish to control their reproduction are also described. Furthermore, novel isolated cDNA encoding the precursor of the novel gonadotropin-releasing hormone is disclosed. The use of such cDNA in controlling the gonadal development and spawning of fish is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignees: University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, University of Victoria Innovation and Development Corporation
    Inventors: Yonathan Zohar, Nancy M. Sherwood, Jean Rivier, Jim Powell, Yoav Gothilf