Patents by Inventor Steven P. O'Connor

Steven P. O'Connor 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).

  • Pneumococcal fimbrial protein A
    Patent number: 6312944
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to pneumococcal fimbrial protein A. In particular, the present invention relates to a DNA segment encoding a pneumococcal fimbrial protein A gene; polypeptides encoded by said DNA segment; recombinant DNA molecules containing the DNA segment; cells containing the recombinant DNA molecule; a method of producing a pneumococcal fimbrial protein A polypeptide; antibodies specific to pneumococcal fimbrial protein A; and a method of measuring the amount of pneumococcal fimbrial protein A in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Harold Russell, Jacquelyn Sampson, Steven P. O'Connor
  • Pneumococcal fimbrial protein A
    Patent number: 5422427
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to pneumococcal fimbrial protein A. In particular, the present invention relates to a DNA segment encoding a pneumococcal fimbrial protein A gene; polypeptides encoded by said DNA segment; recombinant DNA molecules containing the DNA segment; cells containing the recombinant DNA molecule; a method of producing a pneumococcal fimbrial protein A polypeptide; antibodies specific to pneumococcal fimbrial protein A; and a method of measuring the amount of pneumococcal fimbrial protein A in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Harold Russell, Jacquelyn Sampson, Steven P. O'Connor