Patents by Inventor Peter R. Reeves

Peter R. Reeves 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).

  • Recombinant human rotavirus VP7 serotype 4
    Patent number: 5332658
    Abstract: A human rotavirus gene encoding the major outer capsid glycoprotein (VP7) of the human rotavirus serotype 4 or a portion or sub-unit thereof. Expression vectors containing such a gene and expressing all or part of VP7 protein of human rotavirus serotype 4. Polyeptides corresponding to all or part of the VP7 protein of human rotavirus serotype 4 and vaccines containing such polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Michael L. Dyall-Smith, Chris Hum, Ian H. Holmes, Michael A. Johnson, Peter R. Reeves
  • Bacterial strains harboring cloned genes controlling Vibrio cholerae O-antigen biosynthesis
    Patent number: 5066596
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fragment of DNA containing genes encoding the synthesis of the O-antigen of Vibrio cholerae serotypes Inaba or Ogawa and being at least 16 kb in length. The invention further related to a cosmid comprising a cloned DNA fragment containing genes encoding the synthesis of O-antigen of Vibrio cholerae serotypes Inaba or Ogawa and to a strain of E.coli that includes the fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Enterovax Limited
    Inventors: Paul A. Manning, Peter R. Reeves, Derrick Rowley