Patents by Inventor Maria Teresa Ortega

Maria Teresa Ortega 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).

  • Antimicrobial cathelicidin peptides
    Patent number: 7985832
    Abstract: The invention relates to antimicrobial cathelicidin polypeptides related to a 38 amino acid peptide having SEQ ID NO:4. The invention provides for polypeptides having broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding such polypeptides, as well as host cells and methods of reducing survival of a microbe. In addition, the invention also provides compositions, as well as articles of manufacture, that comprise a broad spectrum antimicrobial polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tonatiuh Melgarejo, Frank Blecha, Yongming Sang, Maria Teresa Ortega
  • Antimicrobial Cathelicidin Peptides
    Publication number: 20090221483
    Abstract: The invention relates to antimicrobial cathelicidin polypeptides related to a 38 amino acid peptide having SEQ ID NO:4. The invention provides for polypeptides having broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding such polypeptides, as well as host cells and methods of reducing survival of a microbe. In addition, the invention also provides compositions, as well as articles of manufacture, that comprise a broad spectrum antimicrobial polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tonatiuh Melgarejo, Frank Blecha, Yongming Sang, Maria Teresa Ortega