Patents by Inventor Michael E. Konkel

Michael E. Konkel 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).

  • Identification and molecular cloning of a gene encoding a fibronectin binding protein (CadF) from Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni
    Patent number: 6156546
    Abstract: A novel gene encoding a 37 kDa outer membrane protein from Campylobacter coli M275 has been cloned and sequenced. This protein has been named CadF and is expressed in a large number of clinical isolates of Campylobacter species. The invention also provides assays for detecting the presence of pathogenic Campylobacter species based on the antibody-based detection of CadF, or the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based amplification of a segment of the C. coli cadF gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael E. Konkel, Steven G. Garvis