Patents by Inventor James P. Thaxton

James P. Thaxton 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).

  • Method of treating birds
    Patent number: 5028421
    Abstract: A method of treating birds by administering birds in ovo a T-cell growth factor comprising avian IL-2 is disclosed. The method is preferably carried out on chickens with 30K chicken IL-2 on about the eighteenth day of incubation. The method may be employed to increase the weight of treated birds after hatch. A vaccine may optionally be administered concurrently with the avian IL-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Tommy L. Fredericksen, James P. Thaxton
  • Method of inducing birds to molt
    Patent number: 4761398
    Abstract: Birds are induced to molt by administering them a LHRH receptor ligand. One preferred ligand for administration is the LHRH agonist [D-Trp.sup.6 ] LHRH. Suitable subjects for treatment are laying hens which are at or near the end of their egg laying cycle, which can be induced to molt and returned to egg production by the method provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank W. Edens, James P. Thaxton