Patents by Inventor Alri PRETORIUS

Alri PRETORIUS 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).

  • Multi-epitope DNA vaccine for heartwater
    Patent number: 10682403
    Abstract: Nucleic acids include sequences encoding Ehrlichia ruminantium epitopes which induce a CD4 immune response, and sequences encoding Ehrlichia ruminantium epitopes which induce a CD8 immune response. Multi-epitope DNA vaccines include the nucleic acids and polypeptides are encoded by the nucleic acids. Methods of eliciting an immune response against heartwater disease in a subject make use of the nucleic acids, multi-epitope DNA vaccines and polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
    Inventors: Alri Pretorius, Frederika Elizabeth Faber, Helena Cornelia Steyn, Junita Liebenberg, Mirinda Van Kleef, Nontobeko Thema, Selaelo Ivy Tshilwane
  • A MULTI-EPITOPE DNA VACCINE FOR HEARTWATER
    Publication number: 20190307871
    Abstract: Nucleic acids include sequences encoding Ehrlichia ruminantium epitopes which induce a CD4 immune response, and sequences encoding Ehrlichia ruminantium epitopes which induce a CD8 immune response. Multi-epitope DNA vaccines include the nucleic acids and polypeptides are encoded by the nucleic acids. Methods of eliciting an immune response against heartwater disease in a subject make use of the nucleic acids, multi-epitope DNA vaccines and polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Alri PRETORIUS, Frederika Elizabeth FABER, Helena Cornelia STEYN, Junita LIEBENBERG, Mirinda VAN KLEEF, Nontobeko THEMA, Selaelo Ivy TSHILWANE