Patents by Inventor Thomas Gray Hartsock

Thomas Gray Hartsock 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).

  • Use of N-methyl-aspartic acid for enhancing growth and altering body composition
    Patent number: 5691377
    Abstract: N-methyl-aspartic acid (NMA) is used to increase the growth rate, feed efficiency and/or decrease the amount of body fat of an animal, such as a chicken, pig, fish or human. Administration of NMA can be via injection or can be oral or transdermal administration or via subcutaneous implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignees: University of Maryland Eastern Shore and University of Maryland College Park, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Estienne, Jeannine Marie Harter-Dennis, Mark Newcombe, Claude Richard Barb, John Palmer McMurtry, Thomas Gray Hartsock