Patents by Inventor Geoffrey C. Waldbieser

Geoffrey C. Waldbieser 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).

  • Real-time PCR assay of the bacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri in channel catfish
    Patent number: 6951726
    Abstract: A rapid and sensitive PCR-based assay is provided to facilitate early detection of Edwardsiella ictaluri in channel catfish. This bacteria is the causative agent in the disease, Enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC). Also provided is a method of selecting breeding stock for use in selective breeding programs to improve disease resistance in channel catfish. Also provided is a method of determining the efficacy of vaccines produced against ESC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignees: Mississippi State University, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Anita L. Bilodeau, William R. Wolters, Geoffrey C. Waldbieser, David J. Wise
  • Real-time PCR assay of the bacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri in channel catfish
    Publication number: 20040058332
    Abstract: A rapid and sensitive PCR-based assay is provided to facilitate early detection of Edwardsiella ictaluri in channel catfish. This bacteria is the causative agent in the disease, Enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC). Also provided is a method of selecting breeding stock for use in selective breeding programs to improve disease resistance in channel catfish. Also provided is a method of determining the efficacy of vaccines produced against ESC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Anita L. Bilodeau, William R. Wolters, Geoffrey C. Waldbieser, David J. Wise
  • Genetically distinct strain of channel catfish designated NWAC103, with improved growth performance
    Publication number: 20040055029
    Abstract: A substantially purebred non-transgenically developed fish produced by selecting fish having at least one desirable trait from a population of same species fish and preparing a DNA fingerprint of the selected fish so as to be able to identify breeder fish by use of selected microsatellite loci identified as being associated with fish having the at least one desired trait, breeding the selected breeder fish to produce offspring having the at least one desired trait. Also provided is a method for producing the substantially purebred non-transgenically developed fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: William R. Wolters, Geoffrey C. Waldbieser, Brian G. Bosworth, Jeffrey T. Silverstein, Edwin H. Robinson