Patents by Inventor Melinda L. Yushak

Melinda L. Yushak 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).

  • T24 antigen for immunodiagnosis of cysticercosis
    Patent number: 7972606
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to T24 nucleic acid sequences, amino acid sequences, and antibodies. Methods for detecting and diagnosing Taenia solium infection in a subject using the T24 sequences and specific binding agents are also disclosed. The T24 sequences disclosed herein can be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition for administration to a subject. For example, the disclosed T24 polypeptides can also be administered to a subject to stimulate an immune response in the subject, thereby protecting the subject against T. solium infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as respresented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Kathy Hancock, Fatima Williams Whitfield, Melinda L. Yushak, Sowmya Pattabhi, Victor C.W. Tsang
  • T24 ANTIGEN FOR IMMUNODIAGNOSIS OF TAENIA SOLIUM CYSTICERCOSIS
    Publication number: 20090209470
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to T24 nucleic acid sequences, amino acid sequences, and antibodies. Methods for detecting and diagnosing Taenia solium infection in a subject using the T24 sequences and specific binding agents are also disclosed. The T24 sequences disclosed herein can be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition for administration to a subject. For example, the disclosed T24 polypeptides can also be administered to a subject to stimulate an immune response in the subject, thereby protecting the subject against T. solium infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Kathy Hancock, Fatima Williams Whitfield, Melinda L. Yushak, Sowmya Pattabhi, Victor C.W. Tsang
  • T24 antigen for immunodiagnosis of cysticercosis
    Patent number: 7547762
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to T24 nucleic acid sequences, amino acid sequences, and antibodies. Methods for detecting and diagnosing Taenia solium infection in a subject using the T24 sequences and specific binding agents are also disclosed. The T24 sequences disclosed herein can be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition for administration to a subject. For example, the disclosed T24 polypeptides can also be administered to a subject to stimulate an immune response in the subject, thereby protecting the subject against T. solium infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Kathy Hancock, Fatima Williams Whitfield, Melinda L. Yushak, Sowmya Pattabhi, Victor C. W. Tsang