Patents by Inventor Antonella Fioravanti

Antonella Fioravanti 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).

  • Compounds to inhibit bacterial s-layer protein assembly
    Patent number: 11377484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of bacterial Surface (S)-layer proteins, in particular to compounds capable of disrupting the bacterial S-Layer, specifically the S-Layer of Bacillus anthracis. More particularly, the invention provides for single domain antibodies for diagnosis and treatment of infection caused by pathogens with an S-Layer, in particular of Bacillus anthracis infection. The invention relates to S-Layer protein binding agents inhibiting bacterial growth and interrupting S-Layer assembly, useful in the treatment of bacterial infection, more specifically treatment of anthrax disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: VIB VZW, Vrij Universiteit Brussel
    Inventors: Han Remaut, Antonella Fioravanti
  • COMPOUNDS TO INHIBIT BACTERIAL S-LAYER PROTEIN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200255501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of bacterial Surface (S)-layer proteins, in particular to compounds capable of disrupting the bacterial S-Layer, specifically the S-Layer of Bacillus anthracis. More particularly, the invention provides for single domain antibodies for diagnosis and treatment of infection caused by pathogens with an S-Layer, in particular of Bacillus anthracis infection. The invention relates to S-Layer protein binding agents inhibiting bacterial growth and interrupting S-Layer assembly, useful in the treatment of bacterial infection, more specifically treatment of anthrax disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Han Remaut, Antonella Fioravanti