Patents by Inventor Gerald Zurawski

Gerald Zurawski 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).

  • Vaccines based on targeting antigen to DCIR expressed on antigen-presenting cells
    Patent number: 8057798
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for increasing the effectiveness of antigen presentation using a DCIR-specific antibody or fragment thereof to which an antigen is attached that forms an antibody-antigen complex, wherein the antigen is processed and presented by a dendritic cell that has been contacted with the antibody-antigen complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Baylor Research Institute
    Inventors: Gerald Zurawski, Jacques F. Banchereau, Eynav Klechevsky, Sandra Zurawski, Anne-Laure Flamar