Patents Examined by Lynetter R. F. Smith
  • Capsular polysaccharides from enterococci
    Patent number: 6722062
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for purifying polysaccharides capable of inducing the production of high titers of opsonic antibodies that kill strains of enterococcal bacteria. In addition, the invention is directed to the antigens produced by this purification method and to vaccines which utilize such antigens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald B. Pier, Johannes Huebner, Ying Wang, Lawrence Madoff