Patents by Inventor Carol Shoshkes Reiss

Carol Shoshkes Reiss 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).

  • IL23 MODIFIED VIRAL VECTOR FOR RECOMBINANT VACCINES AND TUMOR TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20110014228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant replicable viral vectors and viruses which are modified with IL23. This IL23 modified virus is highly immunogenic and attenuated for neurotropic pathology found in the wild type viruses. These viruses and vectors can be used for treatment of a variety of cancers and for vaccination against many viral, bacterial, or parasitic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Carol Shoshkes REISS, James M. MILLER
  • Method for increasing the permeability of the blood brain barrier
    Patent number: 7012061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for regulating the permeability of the blood brain barrier by administering a NOS-3 inhibitor to reduce the increased permeability of the blood brain barrier caused by a pathological condition or by administering a NOS-3 activator or nitric oxide donor to increase the permeability of the blood brain barrier. By increasing the permeability of the blood barrier, a therapeutic or diagnostic compound can be delivered across this barrier into the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Carol Shoshkes Reiss, Takaishi Komatsu