Patents by Inventor Jennifer C. Ellis

Jennifer C. Ellis 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).

  • Patent number: 5887548
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus vannamei and Procambrus clarkii. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank flow-through tank and Y-maze each equipped with variable-focus camera. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, University of Texas System
    Inventors: Giampietro Cardinale, Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
  • Patent number: 5836264
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei, as well as apparatus for carrying out such process. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means taken alone or in combination with one another. The variable-focus camera means platform is also described and is part of our invention. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis
  • Patent number: 5823140
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei, as well as apparatus for carrying out such process. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means taken alone or in combination with one another. The variable-focus camera means platform is also described and is part of our invention. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis
  • Patent number: 5823141
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the lass Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus vannamei and Procambrus clarkii. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
  • Patent number: 5823142
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus vannamei and Procambrus clarkii. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Giampietro Cardinale, Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
  • Patent number: 5725893
    Abstract: A feeding composition for feeding members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including (i) prior art feeding compositions and admixed therewith (ii) Crustacea Class-exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting amounts and concentrations of excitants, attractants, stimulants and/or incitants which include molecules including but not limited to the compound having the structure: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis
  • Patent number: 5706759
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants and incitants for members of the Procambrus clarkii species of the Class Crustacea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
  • Patent number: 5579723
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei, as well as apparatus for carrying out such process. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means taken alone or in combination with one another. The variable-focus camera means platform is also described and is part of our invention. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan O. Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis
  • Patent number: 5474030
    Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants and attractants for members of the Penaeus genus of Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus and Penaeus vannamei, as well as apparatus for carrying out such process. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes "static" tank apparatus, "flow through" tank apparatus and "Y-maze" apparatus, each equipped with a camera device and each taken alone or in combination with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alan O. Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis