Patents by Inventor Sarah B. Tencza

Sarah B. Tencza 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).

  • Fluorescence polarization—based diagnostic assay for equine infectious anemia virus
    Patent number: 6350574
    Abstract: A fluorescence polarization assay for Equine Infectious Anemia Virus utilizes a short peptide reagent probe derived from a conserved immunodominant region of gp45. The probe is N-terminally labeled, preferably with 6-carboxyfluorescein, and purified by HPLC, which reacts in a homogenous assay with anti-EIAV antibodies contained in the serum of field infected horses and ponies. The assay has a sensitivity of about 90 percent with a specificity approaching 100 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Ronald C. Montelaro, Sarah B. Tencza, Michael E. Jolley, Mohammad S. Nasir