Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Todd Streelman

Jeffrey Todd Streelman 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 for identifying fast - growing fish
    Patent number: 6720150
    Abstract: Methods of selecting fish for breeding and optimum growth in conditions of various salinity are disclosed. Fish are selected for growth in specific salinity based on their prolactin 1 genotype. A simple sequence repeat polymorphism (microsatellite) in the tilapia prolactin (prl 1) promoter is associated with differences in prl 1 expression and differences in growth in “salt-challenged” or “salt-effected” fishes. This discovery suggests that dinucleotide microsatellites may represent an under-appreciated source of genetic variation for regulatory evolution, and belie the textbook interpretation that non-coding microsatellite length variation lacks functional consequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: University of New Hampshire
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Streelman, Thomas David Kocher
  • Method for Identifying Fast- Growing Fish
    Publication number: 20030047143
    Abstract: Methods of selecting fish for breeding and optimum growth in conditions of various salinity are disclosed. Fish are selected for growth in specific salinity based on their prolactin 1 genotype. A simple sequence repeat polymorphism (microsatellite) in the tilapia prolactin (prl 1) promoter is associated with differences in prl 1 expression and differences in growth in “salt-challenged” or “salt-effected” fishes. This discovery suggests that dinucleotide microsatellites may represent an under-appreciated source of genetic variation for regulatory evolution, and belie the textbook interpretation that non-coding microsatellite length variation lacks functional consequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Streelman, Thomas David Kocher