Patents by Inventor Lee H. Kronenberg

Lee H. Kronenberg 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).

  • Process for assaying cellular immunity
    Patent number: 4595653
    Abstract: The present invention describes the inactivation of target cells by treatment of said cells with psoralens and irradiation with long wave length ultraviolet light. The inactivated cells are shown to be antigenic and are shown to be non-infective. These cells are useful as target antigens for in vitro assays of cellular immunity. Diagnostic kits containing the inactivated, target cells are prepared for use in serologic assays. Since the inactivated cells are immunogenic and non-infective, they are also useful as vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Assignee: Lee BioMolecular Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee H. Kronenberg
  • Vaccine compositions
    Patent number: 4568542
    Abstract: The present invention describes the inactivation of target cells by treatment of said cells with psoralens and irradiation with long wave length ultraviolet light. The inactivated cells are shown to be antigenic and are shown to be non-infective. These cells are useful as target antigens for in vitro assays of cellular immunity. Diagnostic kits containing the inactivated, target cells are prepared for use in serologic assays. Since the inactivated cells are immunogenic and non-infective, they are also useful as vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Lee BioMolecular Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee H. Kronenberg