Patents by Inventor Warren Simpson

Warren 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).

  • Antigenic proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi
    Patent number: 5470712
    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: February 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Inventors: Warren Simpson, T. G. Schwan