Patents Examined by Benjamin P. Blumel
  • Patent number: 11564984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to monovalent influenza vaccine formulations and vaccination regimes for immunising against influenza disease, their use in medicine, in particular their use in augmenting immune responses to various antigens, and to methods of preparation. In particular, the invention relates to monovalent influenza immunogenic compositions comprising an influenza antigen or antigenic preparation thereof from an influenza virus strain being associated with a pandemic outbreak or having the potential to be associated with a pandemic outbreak, in combination with an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant comprising a metabolisable oil, a sterol and/or a tocopherol such as alpha tocopherol, and an emulsifying agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Jules Hanon, Jean Stephenne
  • Patent number: 11566050
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for norovirus therapeutics, such as vaccines, and diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Lisa Chon Lindesmith, Ralph Steven Baric, Kari Moore Debbink, Eric Francis Donaldson
  • Patent number: 11566064
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hemagglutinin-specific antibodies, fragments thereof, and uses thereof. More specifically, these antibodies and fragments thereof are able to recognize antigen from multiple influenza strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Aziza Manceur, Anne Marcil, Wei Zou, Amine Kamen, Christine Gadoury
  • Patent number: 11547756
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating, reducing or preventing influenza A virus infection in a patient, as well as compositions and articles of manufacture for treating, reducing or preventing influenza A virus infection in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIMMUNE, LLC
    Inventors: Nicole Kallewaard-Lelay, Raburn Mallory, Gabriel Robbie, Song Ren
  • Patent number: 11541111
    Abstract: An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence corresponding to the amino acid residues forming a full or partial ?-helical domain, the hinge domain, the ?-triple spiral domain and a full or partial globular head domain of an avian reovirus sigma C protein, and lacking the amino acid sequence that is N-terminal to said ?-helical domain is provided. Furthermore, a vaccine comprising, or a viral vector expressing, at least one of the isolated polypeptides of the present invention is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GAVISH-GALILEE BIO APPLICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jacob Pitcovski, Dana Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 11542477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a virus-like particle for preventing or treating toxoplasmosis, comprising influenza virus matrix protein 1; and surface antigen proteins comprising an inner membrane complex, Rhoptry protein 18 and Microneme protein 8 derived from Toxoplasma gondii, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Health Park Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Park, Hui Jin, Fu Shi Quan
  • Patent number: 11535864
    Abstract: This invention comprises: compositions comprising a derivative, plasmids, a reagent kit and methods of making these compositions a derivative, vaccine- and non-vaccine-compositions of above for causing death of cancer cells that form part of a tunoour and virus infected Denguue, Measles and other diseased cells; the derivative comprising replicating as well as non-replicating dervivaties of an attenuated negative stranded RNA virus belonging to family paramyxoviridae, including Measles Virus, comprising a single additional transcriptional unit carrying either only one or two or more non-viral genes, and the non-replicating derivatives being free from contaminating replicating Measles Virus (b) a Measles Virus packaging cell line for making above compositions, expressing the M, F and H proteins of MV stably. And (c) a reagent kit for producing the Measles Virus derivatives describved above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Vishwas Dattatraya Joshi
  • Patent number: 11535651
    Abstract: Fusion proteins comprising one or more portions of hepatitis virus core antigen (HBcAg) fused to immunogenic portions of influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) protein, and nanoparticles (virus-like particles) formed from such proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins, methods of making such nanoparticles, methods of using the disclosed nanoparticles to vaccinate an individual against influenza virus, and antibodies elicited by vaccination of a mammal with the disclosed nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Audray K. Harris, Dustin M. McCraw
  • Patent number: 11535665
    Abstract: AAV vectors expressing anti-influenza antibodies are provided. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions useful in delivery same for prophylactic or anti-viral purposes. Methods of delivering such vectors are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Maria P. Limberis, Anna P. Tretiakova, James M. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11530255
    Abstract: The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to Ebola virus glycoproteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and methods of use. The antibodies of the invention are useful for inhibiting or neutralizing Ebola virus activity, thus providing a means of treating or preventing Ebola virus infection in humans. In some embodiments, the invention provides for use of one or more antibodies that bind to the Ebola virus for preventing viral attachment and/or entry into host cells. The antibodies of the invention may be used prophylactically or therapeutically and may be used alone or in combination with one or more other anti-viral agents or vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Christos Kyratsous, William Olson, Peter Mason, Neil Stahl
  • Patent number: 11529407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new pestivirus useful in the fields of veterinary virology and vaccines. Specifically, it relates to an isolated polynucleotide originating from pestivirus and a pestivirus, to vaccines and medical uses thereof, to chimeric virus comprising the polynucleotide and to expression vectors for heterologous expression of polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: VETERINÄRMEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
    Inventors: Hans Tillmann Rümenapf, Benjamin Lamp, Lukas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 11517617
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for use in preventing infection with at least one type of influenza virus, including the use of peptides or compositions comprising a peptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of an amino acid sequence selected from the group of sequences as shown in SEQ ID Nos: 1 to 53, or functional derivatives or homologues thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Marios Koutsakos, Katarzyna Kedzierska, E. Bridie Clemens, Luca Hensen
  • Patent number: 11510976
    Abstract: An H7 avian influenza vaccine strain which differentiates infected from vaccinated animals, a preparation method therefor, and an application. The highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza not only brings about huge economic losses to the livestock industry, but also seriously threatens public health safety. Conventional H7 avian influenza whole virus inactivated vaccines do have advantages such as being reliable in terms of effect, low in terms of cost and wide in terms of application range, but cannot serologically differentiate infected from vaccinated animals. The present invention uses NA of influenza B as a label to establish a method for constructing an H7 avian influenza vaccine strain which differentiates infection from vaccination, and may be used for the prevention, control and decontamination of the H7 avian influenza.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Difference Biological Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jiasheng Song
  • Patent number: 11505597
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that neutralize MERS-CoV and methods of use thereof. The invented antibody is used to treat MERS-CoV infections and symptoms thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Marasco, Xianchun Tang
  • Patent number: 11505786
    Abstract: Provided is an application of a label gene sequence in the preparation of an H9 avian influenza vaccine strain which differentiates influenza A virus infection from vaccination, the label gene sequence containing a DNA sequence for coding an influenza B virus NA protein extracellular region amino acid sequence. Also provided are an H9 avian influenza vaccine strain which differentiates influenza A virus infection from vaccination, a preparation method therefor, and an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Jiasheng Song
  • Patent number: 11491218
    Abstract: This invention reveals the pharmaceutical composition that includes the surface antigen (HBsAg) of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the antigen of the nucleocapsid (or core, HBcAg) of the same virus. The HBcAg of this composition contains messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) at a proportion of over 45% of the total amount of ribonucleic acid (RNA) in this antigen. Because of the changes in the constitution of the antigens forming it, the composition of the invention is useful for the prevention or treatment of chronic hepatitis B. It also covers the use of this pharmaceutical composition in the production of a drug for immuno-prophylaxis or immunotherapy against HBV infection, and its use to increase the immune response against an additional antigen that is co-administered with the mixture of these antigens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: CENTRO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA
    Inventors: Julio César Aguilar Rubido, Yadira Lobaina Mato, Enrique Iglesias Perez, Eduardo Pentón Arias, Gerardo Enrique Guillén Nieto, Jorge Agustín Aguiar Santiago, Sonia Gonzalez Blanco, Jorge Valdes Hernandez, Mariela Vazquez Castillo
  • Patent number: 11484589
    Abstract: Provided is a swine fever antigen fused with a porcine Fc fragment, and more particularly, to a vaccine composition having an autoimmune-enhancing effect by binding the Fc fragment to a swine fever antigen, and a preparation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: BIOAPPLICATIONS INC., REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ANIMAL AND PLANT QUARANTINE AGENCY)
    Inventors: Yongjik Lee, Dong-Jun An, Se Eun Choe, Jae-Young Song, In-Soo Cho
  • Patent number: 11480391
    Abstract: Immunogenic compositions comprising hemagglutinin (HA) variants and/or neuraminidase (NA) variants, which may be contained in an influenza A virus, and uses thereof for eliciting immune responses against influenza A virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ACADEMIA SINICA
    Inventors: Chi-Huey Wong, Chung-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 11479582
    Abstract: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides are provided. The anti-SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides include peptide sequences corresponding to the sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 fusion complex heptad repeat domain HR2 and having at least one artificial mutation. The anti-SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides may be 39-mers, such as peptides #121 (SEQ ID NO: 2) and #125 (SEQ ID NO: 5). These peptides may competitively bind to SARS-CoV-2 and prevent either membrane mediated SARS-CoV-2 fusion, endocytosis-mediated viral entry, or both. The anti-SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides may be administered to a subject in need thereof to inhibit or prevent SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mahmoud Kandeel Elsayed, Mizuki Yamamoto, Jin Gohda, Jun-Ichiro Inoue, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Hyung-Joo Kwon, Abdulla Al-Taher
  • Patent number: 11473154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of identifying viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) and detecting mutations in VHSV by use of a PNA probe that binds specifically to VHSV non-virion gene and by analysis of the melting pattern of the PNA probe. According to the present invention, a mutation in a virus that causes infectious disease in aquatic organisms can be detected in a simple, rapid and accurate manner, infection of fish with the virus can be detected, and a mutation in the NV gene can be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL FISHERY PRODUCTS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICE
    Inventors: Jee Youn Hwang, Miyoung Cho, Mun Gyeong Kwon, Bo-Young Jee, Jung Soo Seo, Seong Don Hwang, Myoung Ae Park, Maeng Hyun Son