Patents by Inventor Marco da Silva

Marco da Silva 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 against infections caused by YF virus; YF infectious cDNA, method for producing a recombinant YF virus from the YF infectious cDNA and plasmids to assemble the YF infectious cDNA
    Patent number: 6589522
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a vaccine composition for humans against YF infections consisting essencially of a recombinant YF virus, YFiv5.2/DD, which is regenerated from YF infectious cDNA. There is provided new plasmids, pYF 5′3′ IV/G1/2 and pYFM 5.2/T3/27, which together, have the complete sequence of said YF infectious cDNA. The method for producing recombinant YF virus and the Original, Primary and Secondary Seed Lots are other embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz
    Inventors: Ricardo Galler, Marcos Da Silva Freire
  • Yellow fever infectious cDNA and plasmids
    Patent number: 6171854
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a vaccine composition for humans against YF infections consisting essentially of a recombinant YF virus, YFiv5.2/DD, which is regenerated from YF infectious cDNA. There are provided new plasmids, pYF 5′3′ IV/G1/2 and pYFM 5.2/T3/27, which together, have the complete sequence of said YF infectious cDNA. The method for producing recombinant YF virus and the Original, Primary and Secondary Seed Lots are other embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Fundaco Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz
    Inventors: Ricardo Galler, Marcos Da Silva Freire