Patents by Inventor Richard Spelman

Richard Spelman 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).

  • SELECTION OF ANIMALS FOR DESIRED MILK AND/OR TISSUE PROFILE
    Publication number: 20110321182
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to mutations in the DGAT1 gene that produce an advantageous milk, tissue and/or growth rate profile in animals carrying the mutations. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying animals carrying the mutations in order to facilitate the selection of animals with altered milk, tissue and/or growth rate traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus Lehnert, Sarah Dianne Berry, Russell Grant Snell, Alastair Kenneth Hugh MacGibbon, Richard Spelman, Alexandra Ankersmit-Udy
  • Marker assisted selection of bovine for improved milk composition
    Patent number: 7407750
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of genotyping bovine for improved milk production traits by determining the GHR genotypic state of said bovine, wherein the GHR gene and polymorphisms within said gene have been found to be associated with such improved milk production traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Inventors: Sarah Blott, Jong-Joo Kim, Anne Schmidt-Kuntzel, Anne Cornet, Paulette Berzi, Nadine Cambisano, Bernard Grisart, Latifa Karim, Patricia Simon, Michel Georges, Frederic Farnir, Wouter Coppieters, Sirja Moisio, Johanna Vilkki, Dave Johnson, Richard Spelman, Christine Ford, Russell Snell
  • Marker assisted selection of bovine for improved milk composition
    Publication number: 20040254104
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of genotyping bovine for improved milk production traits by determining the GHR genotypic state of said bovine, wherein the GHR gene and polymorphisms within said gene have been found to be associated with such improved milk production traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Sarah Blott, Jong-Joo Kim, Anne Schmidt-Kuntzel, Anne Cornet, Paulette Berzi, Nadine Cambisano, Bernard Grisart, Latifa Karim, Patricia Simon, Michel Georges, Frederic Farnir, Wouter Coppieters, Sirja Moisio, Johanna Vilkki, Richard Spelman, Dave Johnson, Christine Ford, Russell Snell