Patents by Inventor Marcia Monaco-Siegel

Marcia Monaco-Siegel 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).

  • Mammals expressing IGF-1 and alpha-lactalbumin in their milk
    Patent number: 7169963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animals that express exogenous growth factors in their milk, and in particular to pigs that express exogenous IGF-I in their milk. The present invention also relates to methods for increasing piglet weight gain and intestinal lactase activity. The present invention thus provides a method of facilitating piglet development and decreasing piglet mortality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Matthew B. Wheeler, Sharon M. Donovan, Gregory T. Bleck, Marcia Monaco-Siegel