Patents by Inventor Paula J. Cray

Paula J. Cray 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).

  • Livestock mucosal competitive exclusion culture to reduce enteropathogenic bacteria
    Patent number: 6214335
    Abstract: A preparation from the scrapings of healthy animals is cultured and administered to animals. This preparation confers a strong measure of protection against the subsequent colonization by enteropathogenic bacteria, including Salmonella species, Campylobacter species and Escherichia coli 0157:H7, which currently cause an unacceptably high incidence of morbidity and mortality in humans and reduce productivity in livestock populations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Norman J. Stern, Nelson A. Cox, J. Stan Bailey, Paula J. Cray
  • Livestock mucosal competitive exclusion culture to reduce enteropathogenic bacteria
    Patent number: 5807546
    Abstract: A preparation from the scrapings of healthy animals is cultured and administered to animals. This preparation confers a strong measure of protection against the subsequent colonization by enteropathogenic bacteria, including Salmonella species, Campylobacter species and Escherichia coli 0157:H7, which currently cause an unacceptably high incidence of morbidity and mortality in humans and reduce productivity in livestock populations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Norman J. Stern, Nelson A. Cox, J. Stan Bailey, Paula J. Cray