Patents by Inventor Theodorus Antonius Aloisius Dopheide

Theodorus Antonius Aloisius Dopheide 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).

  • Polynucleotides encoding excretory/secretory proteins of parasitic nematodes, host cells transformed therewith
    Patent number: 5948644
    Abstract: The invention provides excretory/secretory antigens derived from parasitic nematode species which are capable of inducing protective immunity against infection by parasitic nematode species, and related antigenic molecules. The invention also provides nucleotide sequences encoding the antigens and related molecules of the invention, recombinant DNA molecules comprising the nucleotide sequences, and transformed hosts carrying the recombinant DNA molecules. The invention further provides antibodies against the antigens and related molecules, and antibody compositions comprising the antibodies, vaccines comprising the antigens and/or related molecules and methods of treating or preventing nematode infections using the antigens and related molecules, vaccines, antibodies and/or antibody compositions of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignees: Biotechnology Australia Pty Ltd., Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Org.
    Inventors: Theodorus Antonius Aloisius Dopheide, Maurice Joseph Frenkel, Warwick Norman Grant, Keith William Savin, Barry M. Wagland