Patents Assigned to ABS Corporation
  • Semen extender composition and methods for manufacturing and using
    Patent number: 8435730
    Abstract: A semen extender composition is provided. The semen extender composition includes a sperm cell protecting amount of phospholipid, an effective amount of surfactant to reduce ice crystal formation during freezing of the composition; a carbohydrate, and a biological buffer to provide a semen extender use solution having a pH of between about 6.9 and about 7.5, and wherein the use solution exhibits an osmolality of about 250 mOsM to about 350 mOsM. Methods for manufacturing and using a semen extender composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: ABS Corporation
    Inventors: Naida M. Loskutoff, Jennifer Rohr, Richard B. Lomneth, David G. Wood, Elizabeth Crichton
  • Semen extender composition and methods for manufacturing and using
    Publication number: 20100196872
    Abstract: A semen extender composition is provided. The semen extender composition includes a sperm cell protecting amount of phospholipid, an effective amount of surfactant to reduce ice crystal formation during freezing of the composition; a carbohydrate, and a biological buffer to provide a semen extender use solution having a pH of between about 6.9 and about 7.5, and wherein the use solution exhibits an osmolality of about 250 mOsM to about 350 mOsM. Methods for manufacturing and using a semen extender composition are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: ABS Corporation
    Inventors: Naida M. Loskutoff, Jennifer Rohr, Richard B. Lomneth, David G. Wood, Elizabeth Crichton
  • Semen extender composition and methods for manufacturing and using
    Patent number: 7674576
    Abstract: A semen extender composition is provided. The semen extender composition includes a sperm cell protecting amount of phospholipid, an effective amount of surfactant to reduce ice crystal formation during freezing of the composition; a carbohydrate, and a biological buffer to provide a semen extender use solution having a pH of between about 6.9 and about 7.5, and wherein the use solution exhibits an osmolality of about 250 mOsM to about 350 mOsM. Methods for manufacturing and using a semen extender composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: ABS Corporation
    Inventors: Naida M. Loskutoff, Jennifer Rohr, Richard B. Lomneth, David G. Wood, Elizabeth Crichton