ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,099, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nev.).
"Immunoreactive polypeptides" was invented by Jere McBride (Galveston, Texas) and David H. Walker (Galveston, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and compositions for diagnosing and vaccinating against Ehrlichia chaffeensis are provided."
The patent was filed on May 7, 2019, under Application No. 17/053,539.
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