Patents by Inventor Douglas J. LaCount

Douglas J. LaCount 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 of rapidly generating double-stranded RNA and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20020182223
    Abstract: The present invention provides eukaryotic double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) expression vectors containing two promoters directed head-to-head with a designated intervening sequence of interest that is effective in eukaryotic cells containing the dsRNA expression vector, and a vaccine using an attenuated eukaryotic pathogenic cell. The present invention also provides methods of vaccinating against colonization or infection of a eukaryotic pathogen. The present invention further provides methods of generating double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and screening designated nucleic acids capable of inhibiting expression of an essential eukaryotic gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas J. LaCount, John E. Donelson