US Patent Issued to University of Kansas, The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University on Sept. 23 for "Use of the Salmonella spp type III secretion proteins as a protective vaccination" (Kansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,942, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kan.) and The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Okla.).

"Use of the Salmonella spp type III secretion proteins as a protective vaccination" was invented by Wendy L. Picking (Lawrence, Kan.) and William D. Picking (Lawrence, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Antigenic molecules and compositions described herein protect against infection by typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars. Methods of immunization comprise the use of the antigenic molecules."

The patent was filed on Oct. 7, 2022, under Application No. 17/938,851.

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