Patents by Inventor Judith M. Thomas

Judith M. Thomas 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).

  • Methods of inducing immune tolerance using immunotoxins
    Patent number: 7125553
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating an immune system disorder not involving T cell proliferation, comprising administering to the animal an immunotoxin comprising a mutant diphtheria toxin moiety linked to an antibody moiety which routes by the anti-CD3 pathway, or derivatives thereof under conditions such that the disorder is treated. Thus, the present method can treat graft-versus-host disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services c/o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: David M. Neville, Stuart Knechtle, Judith M. Thomas
  • Screen protection kit having a sizing grid
    Publication number: 20040246386
    Abstract: A screen protection shield assembly for protecting an information display screen is provided. The screen protection shield assembly is generally comprised of a transparent overlay sheet having a first and second side, a removable backing sheet, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is applied to the first side of the transparent overlay sheet. The removable backing sheet is secured to the first side of the transparent overlay sheet by the adhesive layer. The removable backing sheet includes a sizing grid for sizing the transparent overlay sheet to an information display screen to obtain an application size. The transparent overlay sheet and the removable backing sheet are trimmed to about the application size, and the trimmed transparent overlay sheet is removed from the trimmed removable backing sheet. The trimmed transparent overlay sheet is then secured to the information display screen by the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Judith M. Thomas, Robert A. Dean
  • Novel immunotoxins and methods of inducing immune tolerance
    Publication number: 20030185825
    Abstract: Provided are novel DT- and ETA-based immunotoxins and a method of treating an immune system disorder not involving T cell proliferation, comprising administering to the animal an immunotoxin comprising a mutant diphtheria toxin moiety linked to an antibody moiety which routes by the anti-CD3 pathway, or derivatives thereof under conditions such that the disorder is treated. Thus, the present method can treat graft-versus-host disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: David M. Neville, Stuart Kenchtle, Judith M. Thomas, Jerry T. Thompson, Huaizhong Hu, Shenglin Ma