Patents by Inventor Judd M. Aiken

Judd M. Aiken 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).

  • Degradation of prion protein and reduced prion infectivity by earthworm homogenates
    Patent number: 8337902
    Abstract: Methods for the degradation of prion proteins are described. Items that may be contaminated with prions are treated with earthworm-derived extracts to degrade prion proteins and reduce their infectivity in animals. Methods of using an earthworm-derived protein extract for treating foodstuffs and surfaces to inhibit or disable prion infectivity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating medical instruments, tools used to butcher animals, and laboratory equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Judd M. Aiken, Jay R. Schneider
  • DEGRADATION OF PRION PROTEIN AND REDUCED PRION INFECTIVITY BY EARTHWORM HOMOGENATES
    Publication number: 20100074962
    Abstract: Methods for the degradation of prion proteins are described. Items that may be contaminated with prions are treated with earthworm-derived extracts to degrade prion proteins and reduce their infectivity in animals. Methods of using an earthworm-derived protein extract for treating foodstuffs and surfaces to inhibit or disable prion infectivity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating medical instruments, tools used to butcher animals, and laboratory equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Judd M. Aiken, Jay R. Schneider
  • Identification of africanized honey bees
    Patent number: 5013644
    Abstract: Africanized honey bees are identified by using a DNA probe capable of identifying a specific repeating gene sequence in the honey bee DNA which is a diagnostic characteristic of African honey bees when located on a defined restriction endonuclease fragment from bee genomic DNA. When the DNA probe is applied to an electrophoresis gel on which the restriction fragments are resolved, the probe hybridizes to the diagnostic fragment, if present. The hybridization to the repeating sequence can then be detected by detection of the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: David W. Severson, Judd M. Aiken