Patents by Inventor Shyh-Ching Lo

Shyh-Ching Lo 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).

  • Adherent and invasive mycoplasma
    Patent number: 5534413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel mycoplasma isolated from the urine of patients with AIDS. The mycoplasma has unique morphological and pathobiological properties. The invention also relates to the antigens and antibodies of the novel mycoplasma, and methods of detection utilizing these antigens and antibodies. Antigenically and genetically, the mycoplasma is distinct from all other known mycoplasmas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: American Registry of Pathology
    Inventors: Shyh-Ching Lo, Richard Y. Wang, Michael M. Hayes
  • Mycoplasma diagnostic assay
    Patent number: 5532134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diagnostic assay utilizing the lipid associated membrane proteins of mycoplasmas to detect the presence of species-specific mycoplasma antibodies. The sensitive assay is useful for the detection and differentiation of mycoplasma antibodies specific for individual species in biological samples from humans and animals, and exhibits virtually no cross-reactivity between different mycoplasma species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: American Registry of Pathology
    Inventors: Shyh-Ching Lo, James W. K. Shih, Richard Y.-H. Wang
  • Pathogenic mycoplasma
    Patent number: 5242820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel pathogenic mycoplasma isolated from patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and its use in detecting antibodies in sera of AIDS patients, patients with AIDS-related complex (ARC) or patients dying of diseases and symptoms resembling AIDS diseases. The invention further relates to specific DNA sequences, antibodies against the pathogenic mycoplasma, and their use in detecting DNA or antigens of the pathogenic mycoplasma or other genetically and serologically closely related mycoplasmas in infected tissue of patients with AIDS or ARC or patients dying of symptoms resembling AIDS diseases. The invention still further relates to a variety of different forms of vaccine against mycoplasma infection in humans and/or animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: American Registry of Pathology
    Inventor: Shyh-Ching Lo
  • Adherent and invasive mycoplasma
    Patent number: 5215914
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel mycoplasma isolated from the urine of patients with AIDS. The mycoplasma has unique morphological and pathobiological properties. The invention also relates to the antigens and antibodies of the novel mycoplasma, and methods of detection utilizing these antigens and antibodies. Antigenically and genetically, the mycoplasma is distinct from all other known mycoplasmas. The invention further relates to the DNA sequence of the novel mycoplasma and vaccines against the mycoplasma infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: American Registry of Pathology
    Inventors: Shyh-Ching Lo, Richard Y. Wang, Michael M. Hayes