Patents by Inventor Ron Thresher

Ron Thresher 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).

  • Repressible sterility of animals
    Publication number: 20050071891
    Abstract: A construct which allows animals to be bred in captivity but renders them infertile in the wild by allowing reversible control over fertility and reproduction. The construct comprises: a first promoter that is activated in a defined spatial (tissue specific) or temporal manner linked to DNA encoding a transactivating protein; and a second promoter, which is activated by the transacting protein, linked to DNA encoding a blocker molecule which disrupts gametogenesis or embryogenesis. Feeding an animal a molecule that prevents the transactivating protein binding the second promoter controls fertility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Ron Thresher, Lyn Hinds, Chris Hardy, Steve Whyard, Soma Vignarajan, Peter Grewe, Jawahar Patil