Patents by Inventor Charles Farber

Charles Farber 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).

  • STAT6 effects on livestock animal growth
    Patent number: 7972790
    Abstract: The present invention provides for selection of livestock animals, including bovines, whose genotypes based in the STAT6 gene are correlated with phenotypes reflecting desirable carcass and feedlot traits. These phenotypes include back fat (BFAT), calculated yield grade (CALCYG), cutability (CUT), hot carcass weight (HCW), dry matter intake (DMI), days on feed (DOF), back fat rate (BFAT RATE) and average daily gain (ADG), based on the knowledge of the STAT6 genotypes. The predictive value is based in part on the discovery that certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the STAT6 gene are linked to phenotypes of economically these important carcass and feedlot traits. Also provided are SNPs within the STAT6 gene useful in reliably distinguishing between a Bos taurus and a Bos indicus bovine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Merial
    Inventors: Juan F. Medrano, Gonzalo Rincon, Charles Farber, Donald Joshua Nkrumah
  • STAT6 EFFECTS ON LIVESTOCK ANIMAL GROWTH
    Publication number: 20090275022
    Abstract: The present invention provides for selection of livestock animals, including bovines, whose genotypes based in the STAT6 gene are correlated with phenotypes reflecting desirable carcass and feedlot traits. These phenotypes include back fat (BFAT), calculated yield grade (CALCYG), cutability (CUT), hot carcass weight (HCW), dry matter intake (DMI), days on feed (DOF), back fat rate (BFAT RATE) and average daily gain (ADG), based on the knowledge of the STAT6 genotypes. The predictive value is based in part on the discovery that certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the STAT6 gene are linked to phenotypes of economically these important carcass and feedlot traits. Also provided are SNPs within the STAT6 gene useful in reliably distinguishing between a Bos taurus and a Bos indicus bovine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, Merial
    Inventors: Juan F. Medrano, Gonzalo Rincon, Charles Farber, Donald Joshua Nkrumah