Patents by Inventor Avi Shamay

Avi Shamay 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).

  • Method and pharmaceutical composition for disrupting lactation in a mammary gland and for treating and preventing mastitis
    Patent number: 6391849
    Abstract: A method and pharmaceutical composition for ceasing milk production, for inducing involution, or for treating infection in a mammary gland of a lactating animal is described. The method is effected by direct administration of calcium chelators to the gland, or upon administration of enzymes which cause production of chelators in situ. The invention can be used to change the physiologic state of a single mammary gland of a lactating animal without significantly affecting the physiologic state of other mammary glands of the same animal. Changes resulting from use of the invention may be either transient or long lasting. The invention is expected to have uses in commercial agriculture and human medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center
    Inventors: Avi Shamay, Nissim Silanikove