Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Hiu

Stephen F. Hiu 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).

  • Production of phage and phage-associated lysin
    Patent number: 4859597
    Abstract: A method for producing a lysin-free phage inoculum, which comprises:(a) inoculating a growing Streptococcal culture with phage,(b) incubating the culture for a plurality of lytic cycles of phage until the cells are completely lysed to obtain a lysate, and(c) removing cell debris and free lysin from the lysate to form a lysin-free phage suitable for use as an inoculum.A method for producing lysin is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Igene Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Huei-Hsiung Yang, Stephen F. Hiu, John L. Harris