Patents Examined by Jeffrey Mark Sifford
  • Patent number: 11957745
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to antibodies binding to and neutralizing Japanese Encephalitis virus and methods for use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: James E. Crowe, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11952400
    Abstract: Provided are a bovine rotavirus fusion protein and calf diarrhea multivalent vaccine. The bovine rotavirus fusion protein contains a VP6 fragment, wherein the VP6 fragment contains an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 4, and at least one loop region of the following (a)˜(c) is substituted with an antigenic epitope derived from bovine coronavirus and/or an antigenic epitope derived from E. coli: (a) amino acid residues of sites 168-177; with an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 1; (b) amino acid residues of sites 194-205; with an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 2; and (a) amino acid residues of sites 296-316, with an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 3, The bovine rotavirus fusion protein contains a plurality of antigenic epitopes, and can enable a host to generate a plurality of antibodies after immunizing the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TECON BIOPHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun He, Yiping Pan, Guoqing Zhang, Pengxian Yan, Na Xi, Miaomiao Guo, Shengdong Xiao, Tianzeng Li, Rui Han, Yumeng Wang, Jiubin Du, Pei Zheng, Jian Cao
  • Patent number: 11918637
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for treating or preventing diseases caused by Porcine circoviruses. The invention particularly discloses methods for controlling PCV infection or disease in a pig herd, comprising (i) vaccinating sows against PCV at weaning, and (ii) vaccinating piglets against PCV at an age of between 2 to 7 weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Roman Krejci
  • Patent number: 11857621
    Abstract: A pDNA-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 and methods for preventing or treating COVID-19 using it. The pDNA-vaccine encodes an immunogenic portion of SARS-CoV S1 protein, such as that encoded by SEQ ID NO: 1 or a fragment thereof, and may be conveniently administered intramuscularly without the need for electroporation or use of a gene gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Iman Almansour
  • Patent number: 11801296
    Abstract: Provided herein are details on the construction of a recombinant African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) live attenuated vaccine for prevention of ASF caused by various strains of ASFV, such as the highly virulent Georgia 2007 isolate (“ASFV-G”). An exemplary vaccine comprises the ASFV-G?A137R modified virus, a recombinant ASFV-G modified by deleting a portion of the A137R ORF rendering the A137R gene nonfunctional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Douglas P. Gladue, Manuel V. Borca
  • Patent number: 11780888
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a polypeptide comprising, or consisting of, the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 9 or a sequence having at least 97%-100% sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 9 for use as an immunogen for the purpose of eliciting an immune response in a subject susceptible to infection with a coronavirus. The disclosed polypeptide is further useful in reducing the severity of symptoms associated with a coronavirus infection. In addition to use in a protein-based vaccine, the polypeptide of the disclosure can be encoded by a nucleic acid/ribonucleic acid and used in a nucleic acid vaccine or viral vector vaccine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Arlene I. Ramsingh, Janice Pata