Patents by Inventor Katheryn D. Meek

Katheryn D. Meek 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).

  • Genetic test for equine severe combined immunodeficiency disease
    Patent number: 6294334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of the mutation of a DNA-dependent protein kinase protein which results in equine severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Specifically, the present invention provides the sequence of the normal and SCID DNA-dependent protein kinase genes, proteins, and provides diagnostic tests for identifying carriers of the mutation utilizing oligonucleotides that differentiate between the normal and the SCID alleles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventor: Katheryn D. Meek
  • Genetic test for equine severe combined immunodeficiency disease
    Patent number: 5976803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of the mutation of a DNA-dependent protein kinase protein which results in equine severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Specifically, the present invention provides the sequence of the normal and SCID DNA-dependent protein kinase genes, proteins, and provides diagnostic tests for identifying carriers of the mutation utilizing oligonucleotides that differentiate between the normal and the SCID alleles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventor: Katheryn D. Meek