Patents by Inventor S. Christine Yoder

S. Christine Yoder 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 encoding neospora dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase
    Patent number: 6436410
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the DHFR-TS protein of Neospora which polynucleotide molecules are useful in preparing modified live vaccines against neosporosis, and as diagnostic reagents. The present invention further provides cloning and expression vectors, transformed host cells, substantially purified DHFR-TS proteins and peptide fragments, genetic constructs useful for targeted gene deletion, and vaccine compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Rajendra Krishnan, S. Christine Yoder, Becky A. Durtschi