Patents by Inventor Timothy V. Baszler

Timothy V. Baszler 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).

  • Methods for detection of prion protein as an indication of transmissible spongiform encephalophathies
    Patent number: 6514707
    Abstract: Methods to detect prion or PrP-Sc protein as an indication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), including preclinical detection of infected live animals, and postmortem detection methods, are described. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a non-invasive diagnostic assay using third eyelid-associated lymphoid tissue. In another aspect, the invention is directed to monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind a conserved epitope of PrP-Sc protein in fixed or frozen treated tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Katherine I. O'Rourke, Donald P. Knowles, Timothy V. Baszler, Steven M. Parish
  • Antibodies for the detection of prion protein as an indication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
    Patent number: 6165784
    Abstract: Methods to detect prion or PrP-Sc protein as an indication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), including preclinical detection of infected live animals, and postmortem detection methods, are described. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a non-invasive diagnostic assay using third eyelid-associated lymphoid tissue. In another aspect, the invention is directed to monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind a conserved epitope of PrP-Sc protein in fixed or frozen treated tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Katherine I. O'Rourke, Donald P. Knowles, Timothy V. Baszler, Steven M. Parish