Patents by Inventor Amena Rahman

Amena Rahman 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).

  • Methods and compositions for reducing immune response
    Publication number: 20020187143
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method to diminish the pre-existing immune response to the administration of a therapeutic virus by the selective elimination of antiviral antibodies from the serum. The present invention provides a chromatographic material for the elimination of such antibodies. The invention further provides plasmapheresis apparatus comprising this material. The invention further provides methods for the employment of such apparatus as part of therapeutic treatment regiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Drake M. LaFace, Amena Rahman, Paul W. Shabram, Van T. Tsai
  • Methods and compositions for reducing immune response
    Patent number: 6464976
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method to diminish the pre-existing immune response to the administration of a therapeutic virus by the selective elimination of antiviral antibodies from the serum. The present invention provides a chromatographic material for the elimination of such antibodies. The invention further provides plasmapheresis apparatus comprising this material. The invention further provides methods for the employment of such apparatus as part of therapeutic treatment regiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Canji, Inc.
    Inventors: Drake M. LaFace, Amena Rahman, Paul W. Shabram, Van T. Tsai