Patents by Inventor Pramod Sutrave

Pramod Sutrave 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).

  • Production of transgenic birds using stage X primordial germ cells
    Publication number: 20030061629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for isolating primordial germ cells (PGCs) from the blastoderm of a stage X avian embryo. The present invention further relates to methods for producing a transgenic bird by modifying the isolated PGCs, such that the cells incorporate at least one transgene into their genetic material; transferring the modified PGCs into a suitable recipient, such as a blastoderm of an avian embryo, hatching the embryo; and testing for the presence of the transgene or expression of the protein encoded by the transgene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventor: Pramod Sutrave
  • Enhancement of musculature in non-human mammals expressing c-ski
    Patent number: 6218596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DNA segments encoding chicken c-ski protein, to DNA constructs comprising the DNA segments and to cells transformed therewith. The present invention further relates to non-human transgenic mammals having increased muscle size and/or reduced fat. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of stimulating muscle growth and preventing degeneration of muscle, and to methods of treating muscle degenerative diseases and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen H. Hughes, Pramod Sutrave, Vernon Pursel