ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,843, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nev.).
"Chimeric immunogenic polypeptides" was invented by Jere W. McBride (Galveston, Texas) and David H. Walker (Galveston, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are chimeric polypeptides that may be used, e.g., for the diagnosis of or vaccination against Ehrlichia chaffeensis and/or Ehrlichia canis."
The patent was filed on Sept. 5, 2023, under Application No. 18/460,958.
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