Patents by Inventor A. Jerald Ainsworth

A. Jerald Ainsworth 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).

  • Use of novel virulence-specific genes as targets for diagnosis and potential control of virulent strains of
    Patent number: 7368547
    Abstract: A method for identifying virulent strains of L. monocytogenes that includes the use of primers or probes in a PCR assay or hybridization technique that employs primers or probes, which are specific for virulence-specific genes of L. monocytogenes. Also provided is a method of control of L. monocytogenes strains that have been identified using the method of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Mark L. Lawrence, Dongyou Liu, A. Jerald Ainsworth, Frank W. Austin
  • Use of novel virulence-specific genes as targets for diagnosis and potential control of virulent strains of listeria monocytogenes
    Publication number: 20040267002
    Abstract: A method for identifying virulent strains of L. monocytogenes that includes the use of primers or probes in a PCR assay or hybridization technique that employs primers or probes, which are specific for virulence-specific genes of L. monocytogenes. Also provided is a method of control of L. monocytogenes strains that have been identified using the method of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Mark L. Lawrence, Dongyou Liu, A. Jerald Ainsworth, Frank W. Austin