Patents by Inventor F. Randall Bethke

F. Randall Bethke 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 continuously culturing and
    Patent number: 9593303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of culturing bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae in mammalian embryonic or fetal cells. In particular, the present invention is directed to growth of bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae including organisms belonging to the Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Neorickettsia genera. The bacterial organisms may be cultured in mammalian embryonic or fetal host cells including feline embryonic host cells. Bacterial material cultured according to the methods described herein may be used as the basis for vaccines against diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria, or as the basis for diagnostic applications useful for diagnosing diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Kwun-Lai Battles, Kimberly D. Proudfoot, Brenda L. Meding, Patrick G. Funk, R. Monty Warthen, F. Randall Bethke, Eric A. Ellis, Amy Y. Purse
  • METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY CULTURING EHRLICHIA CANIS
    Publication number: 20150252320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of culturing bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae in mammalian embryonic or fetal cells. In particular, the present invention is directed to growth of bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae including organisms belonging to the Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Neorickettsia genera. The bacterial organisms may be cultured in mammalian embryonic or fetal host cells including feline embryonic host cells. Bacterial material cultured according to the methods described herein may be used as the basis for vaccines against diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria, or as the basis for diagnostic applications useful for diagnosing diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Jane Kwun-Lai Battles, Kimberly D. Proudfoot, Brenda L. Meding, Patrick G. Funk, R. Monty Warthen, F. Randall Bethke, Eric A. Ellis, Amy Y. Purse
  • Method for continuously culturing
    Patent number: 9051557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of culturing bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae in mammalian embryonic or fetal cells. In particular, the present invention is directed to growth of bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae including organisms belonging to the Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Neorickettsia genera. The bacterial organisms may be cultured in mammalian embryonic or fetal host cells including feline embryonic host cells. Bacterial material cultured according to the methods described herein may be used as the basis for vaccines against diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria, or as the basis for diagnostic applications useful for diagnosing diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Intervet International B.V.
    Inventors: Jane Kwun-Lai Battles, Kimberly D. Proudfoot, Brenda L. Meding, Patrick G. Funk, R. Monty Warthen, F. Randall Bethke, Eric A. Ellis, Amy Y. Purse
  • METHODS OF CULTURING BACTERIAL SPECIES OF THE ANAPLASMATACEAE FAMILY
    Publication number: 20110165673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of culturing bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae in mammalian embryonic or fetal cells. In particular, the present invention is directed to growth of bacterial organisms belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae including organisms belonging to the Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Neorickettsia genera. The bacterial organisms may be cultured in mammalian embryonic or fetal host cells including feline embryonic host cells. Bacterial material cultured according to the methods described herein may be used as the basis for vaccines against diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria, or as the basis for diagnostic applications useful for diagnosing diseases associated with the Anaplasmataceae bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Jane Kwun-Lai Battles, Kimberly D. Proudfoot, Brenda L. Meding, Patrick G. Funk, R. Monty Warthen, F. Randall Bethke, Eric A. Ellis, Amy Y. Purse