Patents by Inventor Benjamin E. Willcox

Benjamin E. Willcox 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).

  • Assay For Detecting Mycobacterial Infection
    Publication number: 20100279324
    Abstract: Methods for assessing a mycobacterial infection in a subject comprise exposing at least one CD1 molecule or analogue to mycolic acid or a mycolic acid analogue, subsequently incubating the at least one CD1 molecule or analogue with a sample comprising at least one T cell isolated from the subject, and measuring the T cell response and/or the number of mycolic acid specific T cells present in the T cell sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: The University of Birmingham
    Inventors: Ajit Lalvani, Damien J.C. Montamat-Sicotte, Benjamin E. Willcox, Gurdyal S. Besra