Patents by Inventor Bernard N. Fields

Bernard N. Fields 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).

  • Screening vaccines and immunization process
    Patent number: 4490358
    Abstract: Mammals are vaccinated against infectious organisms and polypeptides are screened for utility as vaccines by a complementing set of monoclonal antibodies, the first of which antibodies binds specifically to the site on the organism which itself binds specifically to a receptor on a host cell of the mammal, and the second of which binds specifically to the first. Vaccination is done with the second antibody alone, and screening is done by determining whether the polypeptide binds to the first antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Mark I. Greene, Bernard N. Fields
  • Screening vaccines and immunization process
    Patent number: RE32833
    Abstract: Mammals are vaccinated against infectious organisms and polypeptides are screened for utility as vaccines by a complementing set of monoclonal antibodies, the first of which antibodies binds specifically to the site on the organism which itself binds specifically to a receptor on a host cell of the mammal, and the second of which binds specifically to the first. Vaccination is done with the second antibody alone, and screening is done by determining whether the polypeptide binds to the first antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Mark I. Greene, Bernard N. Fields