Patents by Inventor Matthew Koci

Matthew Koci 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).

  • Method to detect antibodies specific for type-2 turkey astrovirus
    Patent number: 7381524
    Abstract: A serological method to detect exposure to turkey astrovirus-2 (TAsV-2) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Stacey L. Schultz-Cherry, Matthew Koci
  • Method to detect antibodies specific for type-2 turkey astrovirus
    Publication number: 20050079485
    Abstract: A serological method to detect exposure to turkey astrovirus-2 (TAsV-2) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Matthew Koci
  • Avian astrovirus
    Patent number: 6696562
    Abstract: A unique turkey astrovirus has been isolated and sequenced. Primers and probes have been developed using the isolated nucleic acid sequence of the astrovirus and a reverse transcriptase PCR has been developed to detect the presence of avian astrovirus in commercial flocks. Furthermore, purified antigenic polypeptides have been synthesized from each of the open reading frames 1a,1b and 2 of the novel virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Laura Kelley, Matthew Koci, Bruce S. Seal