Patents by Inventor Warren J. Simpson

Warren J. Simpson 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).

  • 39-kilodalton antigen specific to Borrelia burgdorferi
    Patent number: 5780041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antigenic proteins specific to Borrelia burgdorferi which have a molecular weight of 28 kDa or 39 kDa as determined by SDS-PAGE and are reactivity with Lyme borreliosis serum or fragments thereof and to the corresponding DNA. The proteins, especially the 39 kDa proteins (.alpha. and .beta.) can be used to diagnosis mammals previously or currently infected with the Lyme borreliosis causing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Warren J. Simpson, T. G. Schwan
  • Specific and sensitive diagnostic test for Lyme disease
    Patent number: 5489511
    Abstract: A sensitive DNA probe for detecting infection by Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Warren J. Simpson, Tom Schwan, Claude Garon