Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Dunne

Patrick W. Dunne 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).

  • Transgenic animals resistant to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
    Publication number: 20020194635
    Abstract: The invention provides modified prion-encoding genes for the creation of transgenic bovine and cervid animals resistant to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The transgenic animals homozygous for the mutant genes continue to express a functional copy of the prion-encoding gene, thereby not interfering with the normal role of the polypeptide and effectively decreasing tendency for alteration of sleep-wake cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick W. Dunne, Jorge Piedrahita