Patents by Inventor Bernardo Chavez

Bernardo Chavez 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).

  • CYTOTOXIN-CCL8 PEPTIDE CONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250381279
    Abstract: Cytotoxin-CCL8 peptide constructs that include a cytotoxin linked to a CCL8 peptide and uses thereof. The cytotoxin can include a cytotoxic peptide such as a diphtheria toxin peptide. The constructs can be used to treat CCL8-related diseases, such as cancer, graft versus host disease (GVHD), microbial infections, and pulmonary fibrosis acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Applicant: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Hippokratis Kiaris, Bernardo Chavez
  • Anti-CCL8 antibodies and treatment of lung injury by CCL8 inhibition
    Patent number: 12492245
    Abstract: Methods for treating lung injury by administration of an anti-CCL8 antibody are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for evaluating lung therapies by use of an animal model of the genus Peromyscus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Inventors: Hippokratis Kiaris, Ioulia Chatzistamou, Asieh Naderi, Bernardo Chavez
  • Anti-CCL8 Antibodies and Treatment of Lung Injury by CCL8 Inhibition
    Publication number: 20230139938
    Abstract: Methods for treating lung injury by administration of an anti-CCL8 antibody are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for evaluating lung therapies by use of an animal model of the genus Peromyscus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: HIPPOKRATIS KIARIS, Ioulia Chatzistamou, Asieh Naderi, Bernardo Chavez