Patents by Inventor Steven P. Weiss

Steven P. Weiss 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).

  • Method of feeding livestock to improve carcass characteristics
    Patent number: 9538774
    Abstract: Feeding a diet supplemented with DDGS or another supplement containing UFA at a level above a threshold to animals such as swine, cattle, and poultry can have negative effects on carcass fat, certain growth parameters, and meat characteristics. However, if this diet is provided with a second supplement that contains CPFA at specified levels in the diet, the negative effects otherwise expected are wholly or at least partially countered. The invention recommends employing a supplemental source of CPFA between about 0.001% and about 0.5% of the diet by weight. Negative effects on carcass characteristics caused by ractopamine can also be countered by the addition of this amount of at least one source of CPFA in the diet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Nutriquest, LLC
    Inventors: Chad D Hagen, Steven P Weiss, Wayne Cast, Kenneth W Purser, Ran Song, Dale Green
  • Method of Feeding Livestock to Improve Carcass Characteristics
    Publication number: 20140121275
    Abstract: Feeding a diet supplemented with DDGS or another supplement containing UFA at a level above a threshold to animals such as swine, cattle, and poultry can have negative effects on carcass fat, certain growth parameters, and meat characteristics. However, if this diet is provided with a second supplement that contains CPFA at specified levels in the diet, the negative effects otherwise expected are wholly or at least partially countered. The invention recommends employing a supplemental source of CPFA between about 0.001% and about 0.5% of the diet by weight. Negative effects on carcass characteristics caused by ractopamine can also be countered by the addition of this amount of at least one source of CPFA in the diet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Value-Added Science & Technology, LLC.
    Inventors: Chad D. Hagen, Steven P. Weiss, Wayne Cast, Kenneth W. Purser, Ran Song, Dale Green