Patents by Inventor Christopher P. Conner

Christopher P. Conner 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).

  • Method and probes for the identification of microbial genes specifically induced during host infection
    Patent number: 6548246
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of microbial coding sequences the transcription or cotranscription of which is specifically induced during microbial infection of a host. These particular coding sequences or defined regions thereof may be used as probes to identify and isolate microbial virulence genes. The products of these virulence genes will provide potential targets for the development of vaccines or antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael J. Mahan, Christopher P. Conner, Douglas M. Heithoff
  • Method and probes for the identification of microbial genes specifically induced during host infection
    Patent number: 6365401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of microbial coding sequences the transcription or cotranscription of which is specifically induced during microbial infection of a host. These particular coding sequences or defined regions thereof may be used as probes to identify and isolate microbial virulence genes. The products of these virulence genes will provide potential targets for the development of vaccines or antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael J. Mahan, Christopher P. Conner, Douglas M. Heithoff