Patents by Inventor Magdalene Y. H. So

Magdalene Y. H. So 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).

  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae lectin useful as a vaccine and diagnostic marker and means for producing this lectin
    Patent number: 4786592
    Abstract: A bacterial lectin isolatable from Neisseria gonorrhoeae is disclosed. This lectin binds to gonococcal carbohydrates such as gangliotetraosylceramide, has a relative molecular weight of about 22,400 daltons, and an isolectric pH value in the range of about 6.1 to about 6.4. The disclosed lectin is useful as a constituent of a vaccine against gonorrhea and as a diagnostic means for gonorrhea. A method for isolating this lectin is also disclosed, as well as means for producing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
    Inventors: Carolyn D. Deal, Magdalene Y. H. So, H. Steven Seifert