Patents by Inventor Nigel Salmon

Nigel Salmon 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).

  • RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL INFECTION
    Publication number: 20140189898
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of identifying an animal having a genotype associated with resistance to bacterial infection comprising the steps of: (a) providing a sample from said animal; (b) determining the alleles at one or more markers of the SAL1 locus to identify the genotype of the marker, wherein said SAL1 locus lies between 54.0 MB to 54.8 MB of chicken Chromosome 5 or an equivalent thereof; and (c) determining whether the genotype is a genotype associated with resistance to bacterial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: The Pirbright Institute
    Inventors: Mark Fife, Peter Kaiser, Nigel Salmon
  • RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL INFECTION
    Publication number: 20120102583
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of identifying an animal having a genotype associated with resistance to bacterial infection comprising the steps of: (a) providing a sample from said mammal; (b) determining the alleles at one or more markers of the SAL1 locus to identify the genotype of the marker, wherein said SAL1 locus lies between 54.0 MB to 54.8 MB of chicken Chromosome 5 or an equivalent thereof; and (c) determining whether the genotype is a genotype associated with resistance to bacterial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
    Inventors: Mark Fife, Peter Kaiser, Nigel Salmon