Patents by Inventor Robert E. Musser

Robert E. Musser 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).

  • Carnitine supplemented diets for gestating and lactating swine
    Patent number: 6451856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of feeding carnitine supplemented diets to sows during the period of gestation or during both gestation and lactation periods. The method enhances pork productivity by increasing litter and pig birth and weaning weights, reducing the number of stillborn pigs and increasing the number of pigs born alive in the subsequent reproductive cycle. Sow diets of this invention include carnitine, such as L-carnitine or L-carnitine salts. Carnitine is generally added to the swine feed formulation in the amount of from about 5 to about 5,000 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignees: Lonza Inc., Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Blum, Kevin Q. Owen, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Rene A. Blum, Robert E. Musser
  • Carnitine supplemented diets for gestating and lactating swine
    Patent number: 6242487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of feeding carnitine supplemented diets to sows during the period of gestation or during both gestation and lactation periods. The method enhances pork productivity by increasing litter and pig birth and weaning weights, reducing the number of stillborn pigs and increasing the number of pigs born alive in the subsequent reproductive cycle. Sow diets of this invention include carnitine, such as L-carnitine or L-carnitine salts. Carnitine is generally added to the swine feed formulation in the amount of from about 50 to about 5,000 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignees: Lonza, Inc., Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Blum, Kevin Q. Owen, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Rene A. Blum, Robert E. Musser