Patents by Inventor Daniel Lafoe

Daniel Lafoe 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).

  • Publication number: 20090060904
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of producing Protein A without contamination of the Protein A by animal products. The invention also relates to a vegetarian fermentation media in which Staphylococcus aureus is grown to produce a vegetarian Protein A. The invention further relates to a vegetarian Protein A and the use of a vegetarian Protein A in therapeutic and prophylactic methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Leary, Daniel Lafoe
  • Patent number: 7375188
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of producing Protein A without contamination of the Protein A by animal products. The invention also relates to a vegetarian fermentation media in which Staphylococcus aureus is grown to produce a vegetarian Protein A. The invention further relates to a vegetarian Protein A and the use of a vegetarian Protein A in therapeutic and prophylactic methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Leary, Daniel Lafoe
  • Publication number: 20070026489
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of producing Protein A without contamination of the Protein A by animal products. The invention also relates to a vegetarian fermentation media in which Staphylococcus aureus is grown to produce a vegetarian Protein A. The invention further relates to a vegetarian Protein A and the use of a vegetarian Protein A in therapeutic and prophylactic methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Leary, Daniel Lafoe