Patents by Inventor Eva M. Eicher

Eva M. Eicher 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 maintaining genetic stability of inbred animal strains
    Patent number: 8552254
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of maintaining genetic stability of non-human animal inbred strains. In the methods, pedigree-tracked cryopreserved embryos or gametes or pre-gametes derived from a foundation colony are produced and used to re-establish the foundation colony at appropriate intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: The Jackson Laboratory
    Inventors: Michael V. Wiles, Robert Taft, Eva M. Eicher, Shannon Byers
  • Methods for maintaining genetic stability of inbred animal strains
    Publication number: 20120180146
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of maintaining genetic stability of non-human animal inbred strains. In the methods, pedigree-tracked cryopreserved embryos derived from a foundation colony are produced and used to re-establish the foundation colony at appropriate intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: The Jackson Laboratory
    Inventors: Michael V. Wiles, Robert Taft, Eva M. Eicher
  • Methods for maintaining genetic stability of inbred animal strains
    Patent number: 8110721
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of maintaining genetic stability of non-human animal inbred strains. In the methods, pedigree-tracked cryopreserved embryos derived from a foundation colony are produced and used to re-establish the foundation colony at appropriate intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: The Jackson Laboratory
    Inventors: Michael V. Wiles, Robert Taft, Eva M. Eicher
  • METHODS FOR MAINTAINING GENETIC STABILITY OF INBRED ANIMAL STRAINS
    Publication number: 20100113867
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of maintaining genetic stability of non-human animal inbred strains. In the methods, pedigree-tracked cryopreserved embryos or gametes or pre-gametes derived from a foundation colony are produced and used to re-establish the foundation colony at appropriate intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: THE JACKSON LABORATORY
    Inventors: MICHAEL V. WILES, ROBERT TAFT, EVA M. EICHER, SHANNON BYERS
  • METHODS OF MAINTAINING GENETIC STABILITY OF INBRED ANIMAL STRAINS
    Publication number: 20100095389
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of maintaining genetic stability of non-human animal inbred strains. In the methods, pedigree-tracked cryopreserved embryos derived from a foundation colony are produced and used to re-establish the foundation colony at appropriate intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: The Jackson Laboratory
    Inventors: Michael Wiles, Robert Taft, Eva M. Eicher
  • Methods for maintaining genetic stability of inbred animal strains
    Patent number: 7592501
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of maintaining genetic stability of non-human animal inbred strains. In the methods, pedigree-tracked cryopreserved embryos derived from a foundation colony are produced and used to re-establish the foundation colony at appropriate intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: The Jackson Laboratory
    Inventors: Michael V. Wiles, Robert Taft, Eva M. Eicher