Patents by Inventor Kathleen Jeanette Austin

Kathleen Jeanette Austin 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).

  • Pregnancy detection
    Patent number: 7842513
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for testing for pregnancy and non-pregnancy in ungulates and non-hoofed ruminates. The tests provided by this invention are useful during a time that coincides with the estrus cycle during which breeding occurs or the first estrus cycle after breeding of a non-pregnant animal. The tests provided by this invention are useful in estrus and ovulation synchronization programs, with pregnancy testing useful at a time allowing for resynchronization of non-pregnant animals within the first estrus cycle. The tests provided by this invention assay for the presence, absence, or level of a selected IFN-?-induced protein in a sample from a female animal. The tests of this invention are useful for testing cells, blood, plasma, serum, cells, milk, nasal secretions, ocular secretions, vaginal secretions, urine, and saliva samples. The tests provided by this invention are immunoassays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignees: AspenBio Pharma, Inc., University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Mark Colgin, Diane Newman, Cathy Landmann, Jay W. Roth, Roger Hurst, Thomas R. Hansen, Kathleen Jeanette Austin