Patents by Inventor Michaela WEISSMANN

Michaela WEISSMANN 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 FOR MONITORING THE GUT MICROBIOME STATUS IN BROILER PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20240309467
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for controlling a process of broiler production, the method comprising monitoring the level of the cpa gone in pooled fecal sample material deriving from the broiler flock to be tested at consecutive points in time, wherein a reduction of the cpa level in the pooled fecal sample material over time is an indication of optimal broiler development within the production process with regard to their gut microbiome status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Emeka Ignatius IGWE, Marc HUFNAGL, Florian BÖHL, Andreas KAPPEL, Michaela WEISSMANN, Michelle DARGATZ, Janet SMITH
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RISK OF AN AVIAN PATHOGENIC E. COLI (APEC) INFECTION IN AN AVIAN FLOCK
    Publication number: 20220259642
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for determining the risk of an Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC) infection in an avian flock, the method comprising determining the quantitative ratios of the amount of specific virulence factors (VF), each with respect to the amount of E. coli reference gene is ybbW (SEQ ID NO: 6) or functional fragments thereof, in a pooled sample deriving from the avian flock, wherein the specific virulence factors include at least the genes iroN (SEQ ID NO.: 1) and ompT (SEQ ID NO: 2) or functional fragments thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Michelle DARGATZ, Frank THIEMANN, Michaela WEISSMANN, Stefan PELZER, Monika FLÜGEL, Florian BÖHL, Andreas KAPPEL, Emeka Ignatius IGWE, Alexander RETH
  • METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF A NECROTIC ENTERITIS OUTBREAK IN AN AVIAN POPULATION
    Publication number: 20210262031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an in vitro method for early detection of a necrotic enteritis outbreak in an avian population, the method comprising: a) collecting fecal sample material deriving from the avian population at consecutive points in time; and b) determining the ratio of the amounts of the marker genes netB to cpa, contained in the sample material obtained in step a); wherein a reversion of the ratio of the amounts of netB to cpa over time is an early indication of a necrotic enteritis outbreak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Emeka Ignatius IGWE, Florian BÖHL, Andreas KAPPEL, Frank THIEMANN, Michaela WEISSMANN, David L. WICKER, Ken MARTIN, Casey MIDDLEBROOKS, Sarah TILLEY, Janet SMITH