Patents by Inventor Mark Burger

Mark Burger 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).

  • Publication number: 20250064032
    Abstract: Livestock animals and progeny thereof comprising at least one modified chromosomal sequence that reduces expression or activity of a Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 (TMPRSS2) protein and/or a Transmembrane Serine Protease 4 (TMPRSS4) protein are provided. Livestock animal cells that contain such edited chromosomal sequences are also provided. The livestock animals, progeny, and cells have increased resistance to influenza viruses and coronaviruses. Methods for producing influenza resistant and porcine epidemic diarrhea resistant livestock animals are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Pig Improvement Company UK Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Cigan, Benjamin Beaton, Brian Timothy Burger, Stephen White
  • Publication number: 20250043306
    Abstract: Disclosed are gene edited ungulate animals and methods of editing genes that control various ungulate traits. Such methods include CRISPR, zinc fingers, or TALENS. Exemplary traits for editing include polled, sterility or fertility, milk production, growth (which increases meat production), fat production, conception rates, stillborn rates, calving ease, or content of produced milk such as the amount of protein or the amount of fat. Other traits include backfat thickness, intramuscular fat, ultrasound loin muscle area, loin muscle area and intramuscular fat content, chest circumference, withers height, body length, hip height, rump length, and heart girth. Other exemplary native traits include, but are not limited to, high altitude adaptation and response to hypoxia, cold acclimation, body size and stature, resistance to disease and bacterial infection, reproduction, milk yield and components, and feed efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: ABS Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Cigan, Brian Timothy Burger
  • Publication number: 20190360209
    Abstract: An exemplary prefabricated offset shingle includes a headlap portion extending from a top edge to a nail zone, a tab portion extending from the nail zone to a bottom edge, the headlap portion and the tab portion extending between first and second side edges. Two transverse cuts extend from the bottom edge to the headlap portion, and frangible lines of weakness in line with the transverse cuts extend from the transverse cuts to the top edge. The cuts and lines of weakness separate the shingle into first, second, and third offset portions having first, second, and third widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Lawrence Jerome Grubka, Christina Marie Wise, William Edwin Smith, Bert W. Elliott, Mark Burger
  • Patent number: 10487508
    Abstract: An exemplary prefabricated offset shingle includes a headlap portion extending from a top edge to a nail zone, a tab portion extending from the nail zone to a bottom edge, the headlap portion and the tab portion extending between first and second side edges. Two transverse cuts extend from the bottom edge to the headlap portion, and frangible lines of weakness in line with the transverse cuts extend from the transverse cuts to the top edge. The cuts and lines of weakness separate the shingle into first, second, and third offset portions having first, second, and third widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Jerome Grubka, Christina Marie Wise, William Edwin Smith, Bert W. Elliott, Mark Burger
  • Publication number: 20180112406
    Abstract: An exemplary prefabricated offset shingle includes a headlap portion extending from a top edge to a nail zone, a tab portion extending from the nail zone to a bottom edge, the headlap portion and the tab portion extending between first and second side edges. Two transverse cuts extend from the bottom edge to the headlap portion, and frangible lines of weakness in line with the transverse cuts extend from the transverse cuts to the top edge. The cuts and lines of weakness separate the shingle into first, second, and third offset portions having first, second, and third widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence Jerome Grubka, Christina Marie Wise, William Edwin Smith, Bert W. Elliott, Mark Burger