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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:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gabriele V Ronnett, Lutherville, MD (US);
Loren Walensky, Baltimore, MD (US);
Martial Ruat, Bourg la Reine, FR;
Solomon H Snyder, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 435-71 ; 4353201 ; 435325 ; 4352523 ; 43525411 ; 536 235 ; 536 231 ; 536 243 ; 536 2431 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a nucleic acid comprising a sequence that encodes a sperm receptor that is related to, but is different from, a receptor of the odorant receptor family. The present invention also provides a method of obtaining a nucleic acid that comprises a sequence that encodes a sperm receptor, as well as a means of using the elements of the invention in a method of contraception, a method of detecting autoimmune infertility, and a method of affecting fertility.