Patents by Inventor Anil Kumar Ojha

Anil Kumar Ojha 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 mycobacterium smegmatis trehalose dimycolate hydrolase
    Patent number: 9249398
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for treating an infection with a Mycobacterium infection. Methods are also disclosed for treating a Mycobacterium biofilm. The method include the use of trehalose dimycolate hydrolase, a variant thereof, or a nucleic acid encoding trehalose dimycolate hydrolase or a variant thereof Methods are also disclosed for detecting a Mycobacterium in a sample from a subject. The methods include treating the sample with trehalose dimycolate hydrolase or a variant thereof, and detecting a Mycobacterium nucleic acid in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Ojha, Yong Yang, Peijun Zhang
  • USE OF MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS TREHALOSE DIMYCOLATE HYDROLASE
    Publication number: 20130323224
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for treating an infection with a Mycobacterium infection. Methods are also disclosed for treating a Mycobacterium biofilm. The method include the use of trehalose dimycolate hydrolase, a variant thereof, or a nucleic acid encoding trehalose dimycolate hydrolase or a variant thereof. Methods are also disclosed for detecting a Mycobacterium in a sample from a subject. The methods include treating the sample with trehalose dimycolate hydrolase or a variant thereof, and detecting a Mycobacterium nucleic acid in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Ojha, Yong Yang, Peijun Zhang