Patents by Inventor Amanda G. Fisher

Amanda G. Fisher 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).

  • Molecular cloning of HIV-1 from immortalized cell lines
    Patent number: 9309574
    Abstract: Disclosed is the molecular cloning of HTLV-III, the adult leukemia and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) virus. Clone BH10 contains a 9.0 Kb viral insert constituting the entire HTLV-III genome. Clones BH8 and BH5 contain viral inserts of 5.5 Kb and 3.5 Kb, respectively. These clones are suitable for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic measures for AIDS, as well as use as probes for the detection of AIDS. By scientific convention, HTLV-III, referred to herein also as HIV, has been renamed as HIV-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Robert C. Gallo, Flossie Wong-Staal, Mikulas Popovic, Beatrice H. Hahn, George M. Shaw, Amanda G. Fisher