Patents by Inventor Calvin Simerly

Calvin Simerly 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 for correcting mitotic spindle defects and optimizing preimplantation embryonic developmental rates associated with somatic cell nuclear transfer in animals
    Publication number: 20060037086
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to various methodologies to make NT a practical procedure for animals, specifically, primates including human and non-human primates. Furthermore, the methods and molecular components provided by the present invention provide a practical means for producing embryos with desired characteristics. In a specific embodiment, the methodology of the present invention comprises introducing nuclei having desired characteristics along with one or more molecular components into an enucleated egg, thus creating a nuclear transfer construct, culturing the egg to produce a viable embryo, transferring the embryo to the oviducts of a female, and producing a cloned animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Gerald Schatten, Calvin Simerly, Christopher Navara