Patents by Inventor Terry S. Ratcliffe

Terry S. Ratcliffe 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).

  • Recovery of cytomegalovirus antigen and use thereof in an assay
    Patent number: 4808518
    Abstract: Recovery of antigen from cells containing an intracellular parasite, in particular a virus, by extracting the antigen from the cells with a hypertonic salt solution. CMV antigen extracted in this manner may be supported on particles and used in an agglutination assay for CMV antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: Preston H. Dorsett, Robert F. Naegele, Terry S. Ratcliffe