Patents by Inventor Angela Ruth Melton-Celsa

Angela Ruth Melton-Celsa 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).

  • Detection of shiga-like toxins of enterohemoragic Escherichia coli
    Patent number: 5747272
    Abstract: A rapid, sensitive, non-radioactive diagnostic kit for the direct detection of both Shiga-like toxin, type I, and Shiga-like toxin, type II, produced by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli in food and clinical samples. This diagnostic kit is comprised of a monoclonal antibody capable of detecting Shiga-like toxin, type I, and a monoclonal antibody capable of detecting Shiga-like toxin, type II, together with a chemiluminescing detection reagent with a sensitivity enhancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
    Inventors: Alison O'Brien, Susanne Ward Lindgren, Liyanage Parakrama Perera, Nancy A. Strockbine, Angela Ruth Melton-Celsa