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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Pablo E. Visconti, Amherst, MA (US);
Felipe Navarrete, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Westborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/073 (2010.01); A01N 1/12 (2025.01); A61B 17/43 (2006.01); A61B 17/435 (2006.01); A61D 19/02 (2006.01); A61D 19/04 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/076 (2010.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0604 (2013.01); A01N 1/12 (2025.01); A61B 17/43 (2013.01); A61B 17/435 (2013.01); A61D 19/02 (2013.01); A61D 19/04 (2013.01); A61K 48/00 (2013.01); C12N 5/061 (2013.01); C12N 15/00 (2013.01); C12N 2501/998 (2013.01); C12N 2501/999 (2013.01); C12N 2517/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for improving the functionality and/or fertility of sperm, for example, by enhancing motility and/or extending the lifespan of sperm by subjecting the isolated sperm to a starvation protocol and/or ionophore are provided. Such methods may be used in, for example, artificial insemination to reduce the number of sperm needed for insemination and to improve conception rates.