Patents by Inventor Uri Vecht

Uri Vecht 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).

  • Virulence-encoding DNA sequences of Strepococcus suis and related products and methods
    Patent number: 5610011
    Abstract: The invention provides DNA sequences which code for polypeptides which are characteristic for the virulence of the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus suis and parts thereof, and polypeptides and antibodies derived therefrom. The sequences code for a polypeptide of 90,000-120,000 daltons or a polypeptide of higher molecular weight containing such a polypeptide, and for a polypeptide of 135,000-136,000 daltons (muramidase released protein), or parts thereof. The sequences themselves, and also the polypeptides and antibodies derived therefrom, are used for diagnosis of and protection against infection by S. suis in mammals, including man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Centraal Diergeneeskundig Instituut
    Inventors: Hilda E. Smith, Uri Vecht