Patents by Inventor Ambrose Cheung

Ambrose Cheung 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).

  • Regulation of exoprotein in Staphylococcus aureus
    Patent number: 5587288
    Abstract: This invention relates to the recognition and control of bacterial infections, particularly infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The present invention provides the staphylococcal accessory regulatory (sar) protein, and the gene encoding the sar protein (sar). The present invention also provides a diagnostic method for determining the pathogenicity of an S. aureus isolate using the sar gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Ambrose Cheung, Vincent A. Fischetti