Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Blaney

Joseph E. Blaney 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).

  • DEVELOPMENT OF DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20240084269
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: The Government of the USA as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • Development of dengue virus vaccine components
    Patent number: 11746335
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of American, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20220251521
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the USA as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • Construction of West Nile virus and dengue virus chimeras for use in a live virus vaccine to prevent disease caused by West Nile virus
    Patent number: 11400150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, The Government of the United States, as Represented by The Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Alexander G. Pletnev, Joseph R. Putnak, Robert M. Chanock, Brian R. Murphy, Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney
  • Development of dengue virus vaccine components
    Patent number: 11332722
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • Attenuated mutant dengue viruses comprising a mutation in the NS5 non-structural protein
    Patent number: 11318196
    Abstract: A menu of mutations was developed that is useful in fine-tuning the attenuation and growth characteristics of dengue virus vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Brian R. Murphy, Kathryn A. Hanley, Joseph E. Blaney, Ching-Juh Lai
  • CONSTRUCTION OF WEST NILE VIRUS AND DENGUE VIRUS CHIMERAS FOR USE IN A LIVE VIRUS VACCINE TO PREVENT DISEASE CAUSED BY WEST NILE VIRUS
    Publication number: 20210069317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines,
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services, The Government of the United States, as Represented by The Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Alexander G. Pletnev, Joseph R. Putnak, Robert M. Chanock, Brian R. Murphy, Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney
  • Construction of West Nile virus and dengue virus chimeras for use in a live virus vaccine to prevent disease caused by West Nile virus
    Patent number: 10869920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, The Government of the United States, as represented by The Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Alexander G. Pletnev, Joseph R. Putnak, Robert M. Chanock, Brian R. Murphy, Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney
  • Multivalent vaccines for rabies virus and filoviruses
    Patent number: 10849975
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for inducing an immune response that confers dual protection against infections by either or both of a rabies virus and a filovirus, and/or which can be used therapeutically for an existing infection with rabies virus and/or a filovirus to treat at least one symptom thereof and/or to neutralize or clear the infecting agents. In particular, the present invention provides a recombinant rabies virus vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding at least one filovirus glycoprotein or an immunogenic fragment thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the vaccine vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services Services
    Inventors: Joseph E. Blaney, Jason Paragas, Peter Jahrling, Reed Johnson, Matthias Schnell
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200318083
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: The Government of the USA as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • Development of dengue virus vaccine components
    Patent number: 10724007
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • DEVELOPMENT OF MUTATIONS USEFUL FOR ATTENUATING DENGUE VIRUSES AND CHIMERIC DENGUE VIRUSES
    Publication number: 20200085939
    Abstract: A menu of mutations was developed that is useful in fine-tuning the attenuation and growth characteristics of dengue virus vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Brian R. Murphy, Kathryn A. Hanley, Joseph E. Blaney, Ching-Juh Lai
  • CONSTRUCTION OF WEST NILE VIRUS AND DENGUE VIRUS CHIMERAS FOR USE IN A LIVE VIRUS VACCINE TO PREVENT DISEASE CAUSED BY WEST NILE VIRUS
    Publication number: 20200030435
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicants: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services, The Government of the United States, as Represented by The Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Alexander G. Pletnev, Joseph R. Putnak, Robert M. Chanock, Brian R. Murphy, Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney
  • Development of mutations useful for attenuating dengue viruses and chimeric dengue viruses
    Patent number: 10500264
    Abstract: A menu of mutations was developed that is useful in fine-tuning the attenuation and growth characteristics of dengue virus vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Brian R. Murphy, Kathryn A. Hanley, Joseph E. Blaney, Ching-Juh Lai
  • Construction of West Nile virus and dengue virus chimeras for use in a live virus vaccine to prevent disease caused by West Nile virus
    Patent number: 10456461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Alexander G. Pletnev, Joseph R. Putnak, Robert M. Chanock, Brian R. Murphy, Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20190119654
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: The Government of the USA as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • CONSTRUCTION OF WEST NILE VIRUS AND DENGUE VIRUS CHIMERAS FOR USE IN A LIVE VIRUS VACCINE TO PREVENT DISEASE CAUSED BY WEST NILE VIRUS
    Publication number: 20180369358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services, The Government of the United States, as Represented by The Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Alexander G. Pletnev, Joseph R. Putnak, Robert M. Chanock, Brian R. Murphy, Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney
  • Development of dengue virus vaccine components
    Patent number: 10160957
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai
  • Construction of West Nile virus and dengue virus chimeras for use in a live virus vaccine to prevent disease caused by West Nile virus
    Patent number: 10058602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
    Inventors: Alexander G. Pletnev, Joseph R. Putnak, Robert M. Chanock, Brian R. Murphy, Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20180171308
    Abstract: The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3? untranslated region (3?-UTR) comprising a ?30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR that removes sequence in the 5? direction as far as the 5? boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3?-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the ?30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the ?30 mutation deleted from the 3?-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Joseph E. Blaney, Brian R. Murphy, Ching-Juh Lai