Patents by Inventor Hilda Smith

Hilda Smith 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).

  • Streptococcus suis vaccines and diagnostic tests
    Publication number: 20070111236
    Abstract: The invention relates to Streptococcus suis infection in pigs, vaccines directed against those infections and tests for diagnosing Streptococcus suis infections. The invention provides an isolated or recombinant nucleic acid encoding a capsular gene cluster of Streptococcus suis or a gene or gene fragment derived thereof. The invention further provides a nucleic acid probe or primer allowing species or serotype-specific detection of Streptococcus suis. The invention also provides a Streptococcus suis antigen and vaccine derived thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: ID-Lelystad, Instituut voor Dierhouderij en Deirgezondheid B.V.
    Inventor: Hilda Smith
  • Virulence of streptococci
    Publication number: 20070053938
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of diagnosis of and vaccination against Streptococcal infections and to the detection of virulence markers of Streptococci. The invention discloses a method for modulating virulence of a Streptococcus, the method comprising modifying a genomic fragment of Streptococcus wherein the genomic fragment comprises at least a functional part of a fragment identifiable by hybridization in Streptococcus suis to a nucleic acid or fragment thereof as shown in FIG. 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Hilda Smith