Patents by Inventor David E. Granstrom

David E. Granstrom 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).

  • Sarcocystis neuronadiagnostic primer and its use in methods of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis diagnosis
    Patent number: 6110665
    Abstract: An amplification primer and probe which can be used in an in vitro diagnostic test for the presence of S. neurona in equine blood or cerebrospinal fluid. Sarcocystis neurona is responsible for the equine condition of protozoal myelitis. The amplification primer is seventeen nucleotides in length and complementary to a unique section of the small ribosomal subunit of Sarcocystis neurona. The primer encompasses nucleotide positions 1470-1487 of the small ribosomal subunit of S. neurona. The primer has the sequence 5' CCATTCCGGACGCGGGT SEQ ID NO:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Clara K. Fenger, David E. Granstrom, Alvin A. Gajadhar, Jitender P. Dubey