Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Etheridge, Jr.

Ronald D. Etheridge, Jr. 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).

  • DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI INFECTION
    Publication number: 20120316209
    Abstract: A sensitive, multicomponent diagnostic test for infection with T. cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, including methods of making and methods of use. Also provided is a method for screening T. cruzi polypeptides to identify antigenic polypeptides for inclusion as components of the diagnostic test, as well as compositions containing antigenic T. cruzi polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick L. Tarleton, Ronald D. Etheridge, JR.
  • Diagnostic assay for infection
    Patent number: 8329411
    Abstract: A sensitive, multicomponent diagnostic test for infection with T. cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, including methods of making and methods of use. Also provided is a method for screening T. cruzi polypeptides to identify antigenic polypeptides for inclusion as components of the diagnostic test, as well as compositions containing antigenic T. cruzi polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick L. Tarleton, Ronald D. Etheridge, Jr.
  • Diagnostic assay for infection
    Patent number: 7888135
    Abstract: A sensitive, multicomponent diagnostic test for infection with T. cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, including methods of making and methods of use. Also provided is a method for screening T. cruzi polypeptides to identify antigenic polypeptides for inclusion as components of the diagnostic test, as well as compositions containing antigenic T. cruzi polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick L. Tarleton, Ronald D. Etheridge, Jr.
  • DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI INFECTION
    Publication number: 20100323909
    Abstract: A sensitive, multicomponent diagnostic test for infection with T. cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, including methods of making and methods of use. Also provided is a method for screening T. cruzi polypeptides to identify antigenic polypeptides for inclusion as components of the diagnostic test, as well as compositions containing antigenic T. cruzi polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick L. Tarleton, Ronald D. Etheridge, JR.