Patents by Inventor D. Wayne Walters

D. Wayne Walters 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).

  • Peptide composition as anitgen for detection of antibodies to HTLV-I, as a vaccine for ATL and methods therefor
    Patent number: 4833071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the detection and diagonosis of ATL (adult T cell leukemia/lypmphoma) condition by the use of chemically synthesized peptide composition. The peptide composition comprises peptides having amino acid sequences corresponding to segments of the envelope protein, p21, of HTLV-I and mixtures thereof. The peptide composition is highly immunoreactive with antibodies in sera of patients with ATL.The detection method includes an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assey (ELISA), an immunoradiometric assay (IRMA), and other forms of immunoassay procedures such as enzyme immuno blotting assay on nitrocellulose paper and hemagglutination assay using the peptide composition as the antigen. The preferred detection method is ELISA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: United Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Y. Wang, James J. G. Wang, D. Wayne Walters