Patents by Inventor Daniel Jacobus Steenkamp

Daniel Jacobus Steenkamp 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 for isolating a thiol
    Patent number: 7619121
    Abstract: A method of detecting a member of the taxa actinomycetes is provided. A method also is provided for detecting mycothiol or precursor thereof. An antibody is provided when binds to mycothiol or a mycothiol precursor. A method is further provided for diagnosis of a subject having or at risk of having an actinomycetes-associated disorder. A method is also provided for identifying a sample with altered production of mycothiol or a precursor thereof. A method is provided for detecting mycothiol or precursor thereof in a bacterial colony. Kits are also disclosed which are useful for detecting the presence of mycothiol or precursor thereof in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: University of Cape Town
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus Steenkamp