Patents by Inventor Barbara K. Zehentner-Wilkinson

Barbara K. Zehentner-Wilkinson 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 for the detection of cervical cancer
    Patent number: 7579160
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly lung cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more lung tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Corixa Corporation
    Inventors: Chaitanya S. Bangur, Barbara K. Zehentner-Wilkinson