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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:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Applicants:
G. Charles Ostermeier, Ranson, WV (US);
Jane S. Farley, Ellsworth, ME (US);
Robert Taft, Southwest Harbor, ME (US);
Michael V. Wiles, Mount Desert, ME (US);
Inventors:
G. Charles Ostermeier, Ranson, WV (US);
Jane S. Farley, Ellsworth, ME (US);
Robert Taft, Southwest Harbor, ME (US);
Michael V. Wiles, Mount Desert, ME (US);
Assignee:
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein is a composition that comprises a cryoprotectant; a membrane protectant that stabilizes or assists in stabilization of membranes of sperm; and a free radical scavenger (e.g., a reducing agent, an antioxidant).