Patents by Inventor Tommy L. Federicksen

Tommy L. Federicksen 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 treating immature birds with IL-2
    Patent number: 5106617
    Abstract: A method of causing an animal to gain weight by administering that animal a T-cell growth factor comprising Interleukin-2 (IL-2) in an amount effective to cause that animal to increase in weight is disclosed. A method of treating birds by administering birds in ovo avian IL-2 is also disclosed. The method is preferably carried out on chicken with 30K chicken IL-2 on about the eighteenth day of incubation. The method may be employed to increase the weight of treated birds after hatch. A vaccine may optionally be administered concurrently with the avian IL-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Tommy L. Federicksen, J. Paul Thaxton