Patents by Inventor Andres Medrano

Andres Medrano 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).

  • Transferrin-binding protein 1 (TBP1) gene of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, its use to prepare products for the utilization in vaccines for pleuropneumonia and as diagnostic reagents
    Patent number: 6323005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the gene of transferrin-binding protein 1 (Tbp1) of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, its use to prepare products for vaccination against porcine pleuropneumonia and as diagnostic reagents. The invention also relates to the use of Tbp1 or fragments thereof to produce monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies to be used in diagnostic kits. The invention also relates to the use of Tbp1 or fragments thereof, alone or combined to other virulence factors of the pathogen, as vaccination products against porcine pleuropneumonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Laboratorios Hipra S.A.
    Inventors: Montserrat Daban, Enric Espuña, Andres Medrano, Enrique Querol