Patents by Inventor Chad DeChow

Chad DeChow 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).

  • SELECTION METHOD FOR DOMESTIC ANIMAL BREEDING
    Publication number: 20250098650
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for identifying domestic livestock having a motor impairment by identifying a motor impairment (MI) haplotype or genotype in the animal. In some embodiments, the methods are used in a selective breeding and mating program, and in some embodiments, the animal is a Holstein bovine, Holstein crossbred, or bovine of another breed with Holstein ancestry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventor: Chad DECHOW
  • Genomic regions with epigenetic variation that contribute to phenotypic differences in livestock
    Patent number: 10697014
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for selecting milk-producing livestock with a preferred phenotype. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting methylation status of one or more genes and gene regulatory regions in a sample to identify the preferred phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chad DeChow, Wansheng Liu, Jurg W. Blum, Craig Baumrucker, Ti-Cheng Chang
  • Genomic Regions with Epigenetic Variation That Contribute to Phenotypic Differences in Livestock
    Publication number: 20170159121
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for selecting milk-producing livestock with a preferred phenotype. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting methylation status of one or more genes and gene regulatory regions in a sample to identify the preferred phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Chad DeChow, Wansheng Liu, Jurg W. Blum, Craig Baumrucker, Ti-Cheng Chang