Patents by Inventor Kenneth Pattrick McNatty

Kenneth Pattrick McNatty 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).

  • METHODS OF SELECTION OF MAMMALIAN OOCYTES
    Publication number: 20160074069
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of selection of mammalian oocytes. In particular, the invention provides in-vitro methods of selection of viable oocytes from a population of mammalian oocytes by ranking and selecting viable oocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Victoria Link Limited
    Inventors: Kenneth Pattrick McNatty, Janet Louise Pitman
  • MODULATION OF OVULATION
    Publication number: 20090304698
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the identification of a novel domain of functional significance on the GDF-9 and GDF-9B molecules and to peptides and antibodies which interact with the domain to modulate the biological activity of these molecules to alter mammalian ovarian function and ovulation rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: AGRESEARCH LIMITED
    Inventors: Jennifer Lee Juengel, Kenneth Pattrick McNatty, Lloyd Gary Moore, Robert Syndecombe Bower
  • Nucleotide and amino acid sequences of oocyte factors for altering ovarian follicular growth or
    Patent number: 7098183
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to nucleotide and amino acid sequences of oocyte factors for altering ovarian follicular growth in vivo or in vitro. The present invention also concerns novel homodimeric and heterodimeric polypeptides and their use for altering mammalian ovarian follicular growth in vivo or in vitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Inventors: George Henry Davis, Susan May Galloway, Kenneth Pattrick McNatty, Olli Visa-Pekka Ritvos, Jennifer Lee Juengel, Kaisa Niina Johanna Vuojolainen, Mika Petri Esaias Laitinen