Patents by Inventor A. Douglas Will

A. Douglas Will 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).

  • Light emitting microorganisms and cells for diagnosis and therapy of diseases associated with wounded or inflamed tissue
    Publication number: 20040213741
    Abstract: A method for using a microorganism or cell containing a DNA sequence encoding a detectable protein or a protein capable of inducing a detectable signal, e.g., a luminescent or fluorescent protein for the preparation of a diagnostic composition for diagnosis and/or visualization of wounded or inflamed tissue or a disease associated therewith. Further, the microorganism or cell may additionally contain an expressible DNA sequence encoding a protein suitable for therapy, e.g. an enzyme causing cell death or digestion of debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Aladar Szalay, A. Douglas Will
  • Light emitting microorganisms and cells for diagnosis and therapy of diseases associated with wounded or inflamed tissue
    Publication number: 20030228261
    Abstract: A method for using a microorganism or cell containing a DNA sequence encoding a detectable protein or a protein capable of inducing a detectable signal, e.g., a luminescent or fluorescent protein for the preparation of a diagnostic composition for diagnosis and/or visualization of wounded or inflamed tissue or a disease associated therewith. Further, the microorganism or cell may additionally contain an expressible DNA sequence encoding a protein suitable for therapy, e.g. an enzyme causing cell death or digestion of debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Aladar Szalay, A. Douglas Will