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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Inguran, Llc, Navasota, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Boyd Gilligan, College Station, TX (US);
Kenneth Michael Evans, College Station, TX (US);
Richard Lenz, College Station, TX (US);
Clara Gonzalez-Marin, Navasota, TX (US);
Ramakrishnan Vishwanath, Hamilton, NZ;
Assignee:
INGURAN, LLC, Navasota, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/076 (2010.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/061 (2013.01); C12N 5/0612 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for processing and sorting sperm are disclosed. Portions of sperm sorting or staining processes may include standardizing sperm samples by adjusting the concentration of the sperm sample to a predetermined concentration and adjusting the pH of the sample to a predetermined value. Sperm may also be stained in a single staining buffer having a DNA selective dye and a quenching dye.