Patents by Inventor Sharon M. Donovan

Sharon M. Donovan 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).

  • Modulation of Immune Function by Dietary Bovine Lactoferrin
    Publication number: 20150246100
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of increasing immune cell function in a newborn mammal that has not consumed any substantial amounts of colostrum or breast milk comprising administering an infant formula comprising about 1.0 to about 10 g/L of lactoferrin to the newborn mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Sharon M. Donovan, Nikhat Contractor, Sarah S. Comstock
  • Mammals expressing IGF-1 and alpha-lactalbumin in their milk
    Patent number: 7169963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animals that express exogenous growth factors in their milk, and in particular to pigs that express exogenous IGF-I in their milk. The present invention also relates to methods for increasing piglet weight gain and intestinal lactase activity. The present invention thus provides a method of facilitating piglet development and decreasing piglet mortality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Matthew B. Wheeler, Sharon M. Donovan, Gregory T. Bleck, Marcia Monaco-Siegel
  • Animals expressing exogenous IGF-I in their milk
    Publication number: 20040064841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animals that express exogenous growth factors in their milk, and in particular to pigs that express exogenous IGF-I in their milk. The present invention also relates to methods for increasing piglet weight gain and intestinal lactase activity. The present invention thus provides a method of facilitating piglet development and decreasing piglet mortality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Matthew B. Wheeler, Sharon M. Donovan, Gregory T. Bleck, Marcia Monaco-Seigel
  • Ungulates expressing exogenous IGF-I in their milk
    Patent number: 6677500
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animals that express exogenous growth factors in their milk, and in particular to pigs that express exogenous IGF-I in their milk. The present invention also relates to methods for increasing piglet weight gain and intestinal lactase activity. The present invention thus provides a method of facilitating piglet development and decreasing piglet mortality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Matthew B. Wheeler, Sharon M. Donovan, Gregory T. Bleck, Marcia Monaco-Seigel
  • Animals expressing exogenous IGF-I in their milk
    Publication number: 20020144296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animals that express exogenous growth factors in their milk, and in particular to pigs that express exogenous IGF-I in their milk. The present invention also relates to methods for increasing piglet weight gain and intestinal lactase activity. The present invention thus provides a method of facilitating piglet development and decreasing piglet mortality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Matthew B. Wheeler, Sharon M. Donovan, Gregory T. Bleck, Marcia Monaco-Seigel