Patents by Inventor Fred Tatum

Fred Tatum 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).

  • Vaccines comprising acapsular P. multocida hyaE deletion mutants
    Publication number: 20050106185
    Abstract: Acapsular hyaE deletion mutants of P. multocida can be administered to mammals, particularly ungulates, or birds to provide protective immunity against wild-type P. multocida, e.g., to prevent or reduce the severity of hemorrhagic septicemia or pneumonia in mammals, particularly livestock, ungulates, and companion animals, or fowl cholera in birds, particularly poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Briggs, Fred Tatum
  • Construction of Pasteurella haemolytica vaccines
    Publication number: 20050003549
    Abstract: Methylation of DNA can be a critical step in the introduction of DNA into P. haemolytica. A methyltransferase has been isolated and molecularly cloned for this purpose. Use of the methyltransferase has allowed construction of defined, attenuated mutants for use as vaccines to protect cattle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicants: The USA as Represented by the Department of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Research and Development Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Briggs, Fred Tatum