Patents by Inventor Mili Gu

Mili Gu 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).

  • Chemically modified peptides with improved immunogenicity
    Patent number: 8883172
    Abstract: The invention provides processes for improving the ability of a peptide to stimulate an immune response, comprising exposing the peptide to a chemical modifying agent. It further provides compositions comprising an antigenic peptide, wherein the peptide has been treated with a chemical modifying agent to improve its ability to stimulate an immune response. It also provides methods of stimulating an immune response in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a vaccine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Health
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, Xiaomi Tong, Joanna Clancy, Mili Gu
  • CHEMICALLY MODIFIED PEPTIDES WITH IMPROVED IMMUNOGENICITY
    Publication number: 20100291152
    Abstract: The invention provides processes for improving the ability of a peptide to stimulate an immune response, comprising exposing the peptide to a chemical modifying agent. It further provides compositions comprising an antigenic peptide, wherein the peptide has been treated with a chemical modifying agent to improve its ability to stimulate an immune response. It also provides methods of stimulating an immune response in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a vaccine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, Xiaomi Tong, Joanna Clancy, Mili Gu