Patents by Inventor Tun-Ping Yu

Tun-Ping Yu 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).

  • APPROACHES TO IDENTIFYING GENETIC TRAITS IN ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20070003956
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments to screen an animal for the presence or absence of polymorphisms in the following gene: CKM, SCN4?, and LDH?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicants: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., PIG IMPROVEMENT COMPANY UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Max Rothschild, Stefan Marklund, Richard Robson, Ted Huiatt, Jeannine Helm, Tun-Ping Yu, Graham Plastow
  • Approaches to identifying genetic traits in animals
    Publication number: 20040259127
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments to screen an animal for the presence or absence of polymorphisms in the following gene: CKM, SCN4&agr;, and LDH&agr;.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Max F. Rothschild, Stefan Marklund, Richard M. Robson, Ted W. Huiatt, Jeannine M. Helm, Tun-Ping Yu, Graham S. Plastow
  • Genetic markers associated with scrotal hernias in pigs
    Publication number: 20040126795
    Abstract: A method for screening for scrotal hernias in animals is disclosed. The method involves assays for genetic differences in the MIS, GPX4A, and FSHb genes of the animal which are associated with scrotal hernias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Tun-Ping Yu, Nicholas G. Hopkins, Shoji Sasaki, Lizhen Wang, Johannes W. M. Bastiaansen, Nader Deeb, Eldon R. Wilson, Alan J. Mileham
  • Genes and genetic markers for improved reproductive traits in animals
    Patent number: 5939264
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are genetic markers for favorable reproductive traits in animals such as litter size, and weaning weight. Methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening animals to determine those more likely to produce favorable reproductive traits and preferably selecting those animals for future breeding purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Max F. Rothschild, Christopher K. Tuggle, Lori A. Messer, Tun-Ping Yu