Patents by Inventor Bridget Lee Dicker

Bridget Lee Dicker 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING SPERM FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20140315185
    Abstract: Methods for improving the functionality and/or fertility of sperm, for example, by enhancing motility and extending the lifespan of sperm in the FRT, by adding functional molecules of interest attached to a membrane anchoring agent-PEG conjugate to the surface of the sperm are provided. Such methods may be used in AI to reduce the number of sperm needed for insemination and to improve conception rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: ANDROGENIX LTD.
    Inventors: Bridget Lee Dicker, Jiwon Hong, Keith Hudson, Shakeela Nathalia Jayasinghe
  • Methods for improving sperm functionality
    Patent number: 8592138
    Abstract: Methods for improving the functionality and/or fertility of sperm, for example, by enhancing motility and extending the lifespan of sperm in the female reproductive tract, by adding PEG to the surface of the sperm are provided. Such methods may be used in artificial insemination to reduce the number of sperm needed for insemination and to improve conception rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Androgenix Ltd.
    Inventors: Keith Hudson, Bridget Lee Dicker, Jiwon Hong, Shakeela Nathalia Jayasinghe
  • METHODS FOR IMPROVING SPERM FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20120329035
    Abstract: Methods for improving the functionality and/or fertility of sperm, for example, by enhancing motility and extending the lifespan of sperm in the female reproductive tract, by adding PEG to the surface of the sperm are provided. Such methods may be used in artificial insemination to reduce the number of sperm needed for insemination and to improve conception rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ANDROGENIX LTD.
    Inventors: Keith Hudson, Bridget Lee Dicker, Jiwon Hong, Shakeela Nathalia Jayasinghe