Patents by Inventor Ali Khamessan

Ali Khamessan 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).

  • Antigens for actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and methods thereof
    Publication number: 20060051362
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a DNA sequence of outer membrane proteins of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae expressed in a subject suffering from pleuropneumonia, the sequence coding for the receptor for the uptake of ferric hydroxamate FhuA as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, or any functional fragment thereof. The present invention also relates to a DNA sequence of outer membrane proteins of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae expressed in a subject suffering from pleuropneumonia, the sequence coding for a hemoglobin-binding protein as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4 in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, or any functional fragment thereof. The present invention further relates to composition, diagnostic kit and methods using the DNA sequences of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Mario Jacques, James Coulton, Leonie Mikael, Ali Khamessan, Marc Sirois