Patents by Inventor Bernahrd Weber

Bernahrd Weber 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).

  • Variants of group 1 allergens from having reduced allergenicity and maintained T-cell reactivity
    Patent number: 8263090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation and use of variants of the group 1 allergens of the Poaceae (sweet grasses) which are characterised by reduced IgE reactivity compared with the known wild-type allergens and at the same time by substantially maintained reactivity with T-lymphocytes. These hypoallergenic allergen variants can be employed for the specific immunotherapy (hyposensitisation) of patients having grass pollen allergy or for the preventive immunotherapy of grass pollen allergies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Fiebig, Martin Wald, Andreas Nandy, Helga Kahlert, Bernahrd Weber, Oliver Cromwell
  • Variants of Group 1 Allergens from Poaceae Having Reduced Allergenicity and Maintained T-Cell Reactivity
    Publication number: 20080267985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation and use of variants of the group 1 allergens of the Poaceae (sweet grasses) which are characterised by reduced IgE reactivity compared with the known wild-type allergens and at the same time by substantially maintained reactivity with T-lymphocytes. These hypoallergenic allergen variants can be employed for the specific immunotherapy (hyposensitisation) of patients having grass pollen allergy or for the preventive immunotherapy of grass pollen allergies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Fiebig, Martin Wald, Andreas Nandy, Helga Kahlert, Bernahrd Weber, Oliver Cromwell