Patents by Inventor Christina Straughen

Christina Straughen 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).

  • Compositions and methods for detecting animal byproduct in feed
    Patent number: 7189520
    Abstract: Analytes and ligands for detecting animal byproduct in agricultural samples such as animal feed to minimize the transmission of prion pathogens into food products consumed by humans. The analyte is a component of rendered animal byproduct such as meat and bone meal (MBM). An antibody specific for the analyte is produced by immunizing an animal with MBM or an immunogenic component of MBM that is found in rendered animal product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Strategic Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Muldoon, Dale V. Onisk, Michael C. Brown, Christina Straughen, James W. Stave
  • Compositions and methods for detecting animal byproduct in feed
    Publication number: 20040166537
    Abstract: Analytes and ligands for detecting animal byproduct in agricultural samples such as animal feed to minimize the transmission of prion pathogens into food products consumed by humans. The analyte is a component of rendered animal byproduct such as meat and bone meal (MBM). An antibody specific for the analyte is produced by immunizing an animal with MBM or an immunogenic component of MBM that is found in rendered animal product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Mark T. Muldoon, Dale V. Onisk, Michael C. Brown, Christina Straughen, James W. Stave