Patents by Inventor Brian Gerard Luxford

Brian Gerard Luxford 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 for improving feed efficiency in ruminants
    Patent number: 10143664
    Abstract: The technology relates to a method of increasing ractopamine response in a ruminant by feeding a ruminant an animal feed containing a synergistic combination of ractopamine and caffeine to extend the response to ractopamine in the ruminant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: RIVALEA (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
    Inventors: Cherie Louise Collins, Brian Gerard Luxford
  • METHOD FOR IMPROVING FEED EFFICIENCY IN RUMINANTS
    Publication number: 20170105949
    Abstract: The technology relates to a method of increasing ractopamine response in a ruminant by feeding a ruminant an animal feed containing a synergistic combination of ractopamine and caffeine to extend the response to ractopamine in the ruminant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Cherie Louise COLLINS, Brian Gerard LUXFORD
  • Animal feed supplement comprising ractopamine and caffeine
    Patent number: 9271982
    Abstract: An animal feed supplement comprising a synergistic combination of ractopamine and caffeine and a method of increasing feed efficiency of a pig using the animal feed supplement is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Rivalea (Australia) Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian Gerard Luxford, Cherie Louise Collins
  • ANIMAL FEED SUPPLEMENT COMPRISING RACTOPAMINE AND CAFFEINE
    Publication number: 20150265620
    Abstract: An animal feed supplement comprising a synergistic combination of ractopamine and caffeine and a method of increasing feed efficiency of a pig using the animal feed supplement is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Gerard Luxford, Cherie Louise Collins
  • Selection of livestock using IGF levels
    Patent number: 6090569
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of producing animals that have higher than average carcass quality, higher than average feed conversion efficiency, higher than average growth rate, lower than average voluntary feed intake and/or higher than average reproductive capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignees: Bunge Meat Industries Ltd., Pig Research and Development Corporation, Gropep PTY Ltd.
    Inventors: Phillip Clyde Owens, Roger Gregory Campbell, Brian Gerard Luxford, Paul Edward Walton