Patents by Inventor Kristen J. Navara

Kristen J. Navara 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 to alter sex ratios in avian offspring
    Patent number: 8889662
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods of influencing the sex chromosome ovulated by a female bird and altering the sex ratio in avian offspring by altering the exposure of an ovulating female bird to one or more stress hormones. In some aspects, the method includes exposing an avian female to a glucocorticoid, such as for example, corticosterone, after the completion of rapid yolk deposition and prior to ovulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Kristen J. Navara
  • METHOD TO ALTER SEX RATIOS IN AVIAN OFFSPRING
    Publication number: 20120046263
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods of influencing the sex chromosome ovulated by a female bird and altering the sex ratio in avian offspring by altering the exposure of an ovulating female bird to one or more stress hormones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Univeristy of Georgia Research
    Inventor: Kristen J. Navara