Patents by Inventor Wayne L. Lencer

Wayne L. Lencer 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).

  • Receptor specific transepithelial transport of immunogens
    Patent number: 6086875
    Abstract: Methods and products for modulating an immune response are provided. Pharmaceutical preparations contain a conjugate of an antigen and a FcRn binding partner. The conjugates are administered to mammals in effective amounts to modulate the immune system by stimulating the immune response against the antigen or tolerizing the immune system to the antigen. The antigen may be characteristic of a pathogen, of an autoimmune disease or of an allergen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignees: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Brandeis University
    Inventors: Richard S. Blumberg, Neil E. Simister, Wayne L. Lencer