Patents by Inventor Michael N. Robertson

Michael N. Robertson 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).

  • Monoclonal antibodies for detection of friend murine leukemia virus
    Patent number: 6403300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Friend murine leukemia virus (F-MuLV) specific monoclonal antibodies, or binding fragments thereof, specific for an antigenic determinant of a gp85 envelope precursor protein characteristic of a methanol-fixed F-MuLV infected cell. The invention also relates to hybridomas resulting from the fusion of myeloma cells and spleen cells, which hybridomas produce a Friend murine leukemia virus (F-MuLV) specific monoclonal antibody specific for an antigenic determinant of a gp85 envelope precursor protein characteristic of a methanol-fixed F-MuLV infected cell. The invention further relates to kits containing the above-described monoclonal antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Michael N. Robertson, Bruce Chesebro, Masaaki Miyazawa, William J. Britt