Patents by Inventor Tracy M. Andacht

Tracy M. Andacht 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).

  • Avian mago nashi gene
    Patent number: 6951736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated or non-natural nucleic acids encoding at least a portion of an avian Mago protein or a variant thereof. Nucleic acids comprising all or part of the Mago nashi-encoding region and/or an untranslated region of a Mago nashi cDNA are used as probes for hybridizing and detecting nucleic acids encoding all or part of a Mago protein. Recombinant cells, tissues and animals containing recombinant nucleic acids including expression vectors and encoding Mago, antibodies to the Mago proteins, assays utilizing the Mago polypeptide are within the scope of the present invention. Recombinant nucleic acid molecules may contain transcription regulatory sequences, a sequence complementary to a mRNA sequence encoding a Mago-related polypeptide and transcriptional control sequences functional in a recipient cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Ivarie, Tracy M. Andacht
  • Avian mago nashi gene
    Publication number: 20030092146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated or non-natural nucleic acids encoding at least a portion of an avian Mago protein or a variant thereof. Nucleic acids comprising all or part of the mago nashi-encoding region and/or an untranslated region of a mago nashi cDNA are used as probes for hybridizing and detecting nucleic acids encoding all or part of a Mago protein. Recombinant cells, tissues and animals containing recombinant nucleic acids including expression vectors and encoding Mago, antibodies to the Mago proteins, assays utilizing the Mago polypeptide are within the scope of the present invention. Recombinant nucleic acid molecules may contain transcription regulatory sequences, a sequence complementary to a mRNA sequence encoding a Mago-related polypeptide and transcriptional control sequences functional in a recipient cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation
    Inventors: Robert D. Ivarie, Tracy M. Andacht
  • Method for windowing eggs
    Patent number: 6397777
    Abstract: A method of manipulating an egg or an embryo therein, preferably a chicken egg or embryo, and sealing the egg shell with a heat melted composition. The present invention provides a method whereby a hole in an egg shell may be optionally resealed with a patch from an egg shell membrane and covered by a heat sealed composition. The present invention further provides a method to expel air introduced into the egg during manipulation by expanding the air sac of the egg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy M. Andacht, Robert D. Ivarie