Patents by Inventor Wade Waters

Wade Waters 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).

  • Recombinant ESAT-6:CFP-10 fusion protein useful for specific diagnosis of tuberculosis
    Publication number: 20060024332
    Abstract: The fusion protein rESAT-6:CFP-10 is useful for differentiating infection of an animal with Mycobacterium bovis from exposure of the animal to other species of Mycobacteria, especially M. avium and M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map). Cells stimulated with the fusion protein are capable of eliciting a variety of in vivo and in vitro responses (e.g. hypersensitivity skin response, IFN-?, nitric oxide, and TNF-?) indicative of M. bovis infection. This invention will facilitate diagnosis of tuberculosis in cattle, reindeer and other susceptible animal species, thereby preventing unnecessary slaughter of uninfected animals suspected of having of the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Wade Waters, Mitchell Palmer, Frank Minion