Patents by Inventor Alan Copperman

Alan Copperman 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).

  • Protocol for detecting proteins in a culture containing an embryo
    Patent number: 7592146
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to determine the sex of an embryo by detecting the presence of a protein associated with the Y chromosome in a sample of culture medium obtained by sampling a culture medium containing the embryo. The present invention further provides methods to identify a protein associated with the Y chromosome as a protein present in a sample of culture medium obtained by sampling a culture medium containing a male embryo, but absent in a sample of culture medium obtained by sampling a culture medium containing a female embryo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Inventors: Alan Copperman, Lawrence Grunfeld, Tanmoy Mukherjee, Benjamin Sandler
  • PROTOCOL FOR DETECTING PROTEINS IN A CULTURE CONTAINING AN EMBRYO
    Publication number: 20080124711
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to determine the sex of an embryo by detecting the presence of a protein associated with the Y chromosome in a sample of culture medium obtained by sampling a culture medium containing the embryo. The present invention further provides methods to identify a protein associated with the Y chromosome as a protein present in a sample of culture medium obtained by sampling a culture medium containing a male embryo, but absent in a sample of culture medium obtained by sampling a culture medium containing a female embryo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Alan Copperman, Lawrence Grunfeld, Tanmoy Mukherjee, Benjamin Sandler