Patents by Inventor Jing Ren

Jing Ren 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).

  • VMP-like sequences of pathogenic borrelia
    Patent number: 6437116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DNA sequences encoding Vmp-like polypeptides of pathogenic Borrelia, the use of the DNA sequences in recombinant vectors to express polypeptides, the encoded amino acid sequences, application of the DNA and amino acid sequences to the production of polypeptides as antigens for immunoprophylaxis, immunotherapy, and immunodiagnosis. Also disclosed are the use of the nucleic acid sequences as probes or primers for the deletion of organisms causing Lyme disease, relapsing fever, or related disorders, and kits designed to facilitate methods of using the described polypeptides, DNA segments and antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Steven J. Norris, Jing-Ren Zhang, John M. Hardham, Jerrilyn K. Howell, Alan G. Barbour, George M. Weinstock