Patents by Inventor Ronald P. Hedrick

Ronald P. Hedrick 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).

  • DNA-based diagnostic test for detecting myxobolus, the cause of salmonid whirling disease
    Patent number: 5962227
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and kits directed to detection of the myxozoan parasite Myxobolus spp., for example, M. cerebralis. The method comprises contacting an aquatic sample with a nucleic acid comprising a nucleic acid segment capable of selectively hybridizing to the 18S ribosomal nucleic acids of Myxobolus cerebralis to form a hybridization complex. Detection of the hybridization complexes indicates the presence of Myxobolus cerebralis in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Ronald P. Hedrick, Karl B. Andree, Dolores B. Antonio