Patents by Inventor Nicola Jane Walker

Nicola Jane Walker 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).

  • Patent number: 9346860
    Abstract: An immunogenic reagent which produces an immune response which is protective against Bacillus anthracis, said reagent comprising one or more polypeptides which together represent up to three domains of the full length Protective Antigen (PA) of B. anthracis or variants of these, and at least one of said domains comprises domain 1 or domain 4 of PA or a variant thereof. The polypeptides of the immunogenic reagent as well as full length PA are produced by expression from E. coli. High yields of polypeptide are obtained using this method. Cells, vectors and nucleic acids used in the method are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: The Secretary of State For Defence
    Inventors: Ethel Diane Williamson, Julie Miller, Nicola Jane Walker, Leslie William James Baillie, Paula Thomson Holden, Helen Claire Flick-Smith, Helen Lisa Bullifent, Richard William Titball, Andrew William Topping
  • Publication number: 20130164823
    Abstract: An immunogenic reagent which produces an immune response which is protective against Bacillus anthracis, said reagent comprising one or more polypeptides which together represent up to three domains of the full length Protective Antigen (PA) of B. anthracis or variants of these, and at least one of said domains comprises domain 1 or domain 4 of PA ro a variant thereof. The polypeptides of the immunogenic reagent as well as full length PA are produced by expression from E. coli. High yields of polypeptide are obtained using this method. Cells, vectors and nucleic acids used in the method are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Ethel Diane Williamson, Julie Miller, Nicola Jane Walker, Leslie William James Baillie, Paula Thomson Holden, Helen Claire Flick-Smith, Helen Lisa Bullifent, Richard William Titball, Andrew William Topping
  • Patent number: 8313928
    Abstract: An immunogenic reagent which produces an immune response which is protective against Bacillus anthracis, said reagent comprising one or more polypeptides which together represent up to three domains of the full length Protective Antigen (PA) of B. anthracis or variants of these, and at least one of said domains comprises domain 1 or domain 4 of PA or a variant thereof. The polypeptides of the immunogenic reagent as well as full length PA are produced by expression from E. coli. High yields of polypeptide are obtained using this method. Cells, vectors and nucleic acids used in the method are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defense
    Inventors: Ethel Diane Williamson, Julie Miller, Nicola Jane Walker, Leslie William James Baillie, Paula Thomson Holden, Helen Claire Flick-Smith, Helen Lisa Bullifent, Richard William Titball, Andrew William Topping
  • Patent number: 8105613
    Abstract: Spore coat-associated proteins from members of Bacillus genera, and in particular spore-coat associated protein N (CotN), have utilization as adjuvants in vaccine formulations. The vaccine formulations most likely contain a virulence factor of bacterial origin, which in the case of Bacillus genera is the protective antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence
    Inventors: Helen Claire Flick-Smith, James Edward Eyles, Emma Louise Waters, Nicola Jane Walker, Ethel Diane Williamson, Leslie William Baillie, Julie Miller
  • Publication number: 20100266639
    Abstract: An immunogenic reagent which produces an immune response which is protective against Bacillus anthracis, said reagent comprising one or more polypeptides which together represent up to three domains of the full length Protective Antigen (PA) of B. anthracis or variants of these, and at least one of said domains comprises domain 1 or domain 4 of PA or a variant thereof. The polypeptides of the immunogenic reagent as well as full length PA are produced by expression from E. coli. High yields of polypeptide are obtained using this method. Cells, vectors and nucleic acids used in the method are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Ethel Diane Williamson, Julie Miller, Nicola Jane Walker, Leslie William James Baillie, Paula Thomson Holden, Helen Claire Flick-Smith, Helen Lisa Bullifent, Richard William Titball, Andrew William Topping
  • Publication number: 20100055123
    Abstract: This invention relates to proteins expressed by ABC system genes of Burkholderia pseudomallei. The proteins (or protective fragments or protective variants thereof) are protective against Burkholderia pseudomallei infection. Use of the proteins in treating Burkholderia mallei or Burkholderia pseudomallei infection and uses in the preparation of vaccines against melioidosis and glanders are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: David Neil Harland, Helen Susan Atkins, Nicola Jane Walker, Michelle Nelson, Richard William Titball, Timothy Phillip Atkins
  • Publication number: 20100015181
    Abstract: Spore coat-associated proteins from members of Bacillus genera, and in particular spore-coat associated protein N (CotN), have utilisation as adjuvants in vaccine formulations. The vaccine formulations most likely contain a virulence factor of bacterial origin, which in the case of Bacillus genera is the protective antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Helen Claire Flick-Smith, James Edward Eyles, Emma Louise Waters, Nicola Jane Walker, Ethel Diane Williamson, Leslie William Baillie, Julie Miller
  • Patent number: 7537771
    Abstract: An immunogenic reagent which produces an immune response which is protective against Bacillus anthracis, said reagent comprising one or more polypeptides which together represent up to three domains of the full length Protective Antigen (PA) of B. anthracis or variants of these, and at least one of said domains comprises domain 1 or domain 4 of PA or a variant thereof. The polypeptides of the immunogenic reagent as well as full length PA are produced by expression from E. coli. High yields of polypeptide are obtained using this method. Cells, vectors and nucleic acids used in the method are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence
    Inventors: Ethel Diane Williamson, Julie Miller, Nicola Jane Walker, Leslie William James Baillie, Paula Thomson Holden, Helen Claire Flick-Smith, Helen Lisa Bullifent, Richard William Titball, Andrew William Topping
  • Publication number: 20030170263
    Abstract: An immunogenic reagent which produces an immune response which is protective against Bacillus anthracis, said reagent comprising one or more polypeptides which together represent up to three domains of the full length Protective Antigen (PA) of B. anthracis or variants of these, and at least one of said domains comprises domain 1 or domain 4 of PA or a variant thereof. The polypeptides of the immunogenic reagent as well as full length PA are produced by expression from E. coli. High yields of polypeptide are obtained using this method. Cells, vectors and nucleic acids used in the method are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Ethel Diane Williamson, Julie Miller, Nicola Jane Walker, Leslie William James Baillie, Paula Thomson Holden, Helen Claire Flick-Smith, Helen Lisa Bullifent, Richard William Titball, Andrew William Topping