Patents by Inventor Nick Orr

Nick Orr 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 predicting athletic performance potential
    Patent number: 8771943
    Abstract: A method and assay for predicting athletic performance potential of a subject, such as a thoroughbred race horse, comprising the steps of assaying a biological sample from a subject for the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism in one or more genes associated with athletic performance. The athletic performance genes may be selected from one or more of MSTN, COX4I2, PDK4, CKM and COX4I1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: University College Dublin—National University of Ireland, Dublin
    Inventors: Emmeline Hill, David MacHugh, Nick Orr, JingJing Gu, Lisa Katz
  • Method For Predicting Athletic Performance Potential
    Publication number: 20110223600
    Abstract: A method and assay for predicting athletic performance potential of a subject, such as a thoroughbred race horse, comprising the steps of assaying a biological sample from a subject for the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism in one or more genes associated with athletic performance. The athletic performance genes may be selected from one or more of MSTN, COX4I2, PDK4, CKM and COX4I1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Emmeline Hill, David Mchugh, Nick Orr, Jing Jing Gu, Lisa Katz