Patents by Inventor Steven D. MUNGER

Steven D. MUNGER 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).

  • Peptide additives for enhancing acceptance and ingestion of edibles by rodents and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9757426
    Abstract: Methods of using of guanylin family peptides to induce food or odor preferences in mammals are provided, along with methods for inducing feeding responses in mammals, and methods of controlling pest populations of mammals, such as rodents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventor: Steven D. Munger
  • PEPTIDE ADDITIVES FOR ENHANCING ACCEPTANCE AND INGESTION OF EDIBLES BY RODENTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160000859
    Abstract: Methods of using of guanylin family peptides to induce food or odor preferences in mammals are provided, along with methods for inducing feeding responses in mammals, and methods of controlling pest populations of mammals, such as rodents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventor: Steven D. MUNGER
  • GENETIC MARKER FOR INCREASED RISK FOR OBESITY-RELATED DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20080305485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of determining an increased risk of a subject to acquire a trait of an obesity disorder or an obesity disorder, with the method comprising determining the genetic sequence of at least one taste receptor gene in the subject and reviewing the test genetic sequence(s) for the presence of at least one risk allele associated with at least one taste receptor. The presence of at least one difference in the test genetic sequence(s) and the presence of a risk allele associated with the taste receptor(s) may indicate an increased risk of the subject acquiring a trait of an obesity disorder or an obesity disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Steven D. MUNGER, Nanette I. Steinle, Alan R. Shuldiner, Soren Snitker, Cedrick D. Dotson, Amanda E.T. Elson, Stephen Vigues