Patents by Inventor Beth-Ann Griswold Coller

Beth-Ann Griswold Coller 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).

  • Patent number: 10449243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dengue virus vaccine compositions comprising a first and a second dengue vaccine, wherein the first dengue vaccine comprises at least one live, 5 attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric dengue virus and the second dengue vaccine is a recombinant dengue subunit vaccine, a DNA vaccine, a conjugate vaccine, or an inactivated dengue vaccine; wherein the genome of the live attenuated dengue virus or the live attenuated chimeric dengue virus comprises a 30 nucleotide deletion of the TL2 stem-loop structure of the 3? untranslated region. The dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention may further 10 comprise one or more adjuvants. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the first and the second dengue vaccine are tetravalent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Ramesh V. Chintala
  • Patent number: 10137187
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, Jr., D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak
  • Patent number: 9861692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dengue virus vaccine compositions comprising a first and a second dengue vaccine, wherein the first dengue vaccine is a live, attenuated dengue vaccine and the second dengue vaccine is a recombinant dengue subunit vaccine or an inactivated dengue vaccine; wherein the live attenuated dengue vaccine comprises at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or at least one live attenuated chimeric flavivirus. The dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention may further comprise one or more adjuvants. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the first and the second dengue vaccine are tetravalent. The invention also relates to methods of using the dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention to treat or prevent dengue infection, or to prevent, ameliorate, or delay the onset or progression of the clinical manifestations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew Bett, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Ramesh V. Chintala
  • Publication number: 20170360917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dengue virus vaccine compositions comprising a first and a second dengue vaccine, wherein the first dengue vaccine comprises at least one live, 5 attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric dengue virus and the second dengue vaccine is a recombinant dengue subunit vaccine, a DNA vaccine, a conjugate vaccine, or an inactivated dengue vaccine; wherein the genome of the live attenuated dengue virus or the live attenuated chimeric dengue virus comprises a 30 nucleotide deletion of the TL2 stem-loop structure of the 3? untranslated region. The dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention may further 10 comprise one or more adjuvants. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the first and the second dengue vaccine are tetravalent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Ramesh V. Chintala
  • Publication number: 20160151477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dengue virus vaccine compositions comprising a first and a second dengue vaccine, wherein the first dengue vaccine is a live, attenuated dengue vaccine and the second dengue vaccine is a recombinant dengue subunit vaccine or an inactivated dengue vaccine; wherein the live attenuated dengue vaccine comprises at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or at least one live attenuated chimeric flavivirus. The dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention may further comprise one or more adjuvants. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the first and the second dengue vaccine are tetravalent. The invention also relates to methods of using the dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention to treat or prevent dengue infection, or to prevent, ameliorate, or delay the onset or progression of the clinical manifestations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew Bett, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Ramesh V. Chintala
  • Publication number: 20160074502
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak
  • Patent number: 9198964
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak
  • Publication number: 20130216575
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak