Patents by Inventor Jane Morrell

Jane Morrell 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).

  • Composition for separating spermatozoa from a semen sample
    Patent number: 8939887
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for processing animal semen for use in assisted reproduction. A composition, or colloid formulation, for separation of spermatozoa from a semen sample, the composition including at least one salt of an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal, EDTA, a zwitterion buffer, silane-coated silica particles and water, the composition having a pH of 7.0-7.35 and an osmolarity of 300-345 mOsm. A method for preparing spermatozoa from a semen sample from a non-human animal by separating the spermatozoa from other semen constituents by centrifugation through a single layer of the composition, or colloid formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: Jane Morrell, Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez
  • COMPOSITION FOR SEPARATING SPERMATOZOA FROM A SEMEN SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20110004051
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for processing animal semen for use in assisted reproduction. A composition, or colloid formulation, for separation of spermatozoa from a semen sample, the composition including at least one salt of an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal, EDTA, a zwitterion buffer, silane-coated silica particles and water, the composition having a pH of 7.0-7.35 and an osmolarity of 300-345 mOsm. A method for preparing spermatozoa from a semen sample from a non-human animal by separating the spermatozoa from other semen constituents by centrifugation through a single layer of the composition, or colloid formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Jane Morrell, Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez