Patents by Inventor Scott M. Barao

Scott M. Barao 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).

  • Prediction of growth performance and composition in animals, including cattle, from response to growth hormone releasing hormone
    Patent number: 6610496
    Abstract: A method for predicting animal growth performance, which includes administering a suitable amount of growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) to an animal, observing levels of growth hormone (GH) subsequent to GHRH administration and; predicting growth and fat development in an the animal from observed levels of GH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Geoffrey E. Dahl, Scott M. Barao, Erin E. Connor