Patents by Inventor Beverly Elayne Griffin

Beverly Elayne Griffin 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).

  • Papovavirus pseudocapsids and use thereof for exogenous material transfer
    Patent number: 6613749
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biologically useful material in the form of a pseudocapsid formed from papovavirus major capsid antigen and excluding minor capsid antigens, which pseudocapsid incorporates exogenous material. The invention also relates to a method of using the pseudocapsids as vectors for exogenous material transfer, especially gene transfer in the therapy of genetic disorders, of other uses such as antibody or drug targeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Imperial College Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Jitka Forstová, Beverly Elayne Griffin, Nina Sheila Krauzewicz
  • Polyoma virus pseudocapsids and method to deliver material into cell
    Patent number: 6046173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biologically useful material in the form of a pseudocapsid formed from papovavirus major capsid antigen and excluding minor capsid antigens, which pseudocapsid incorporates exogenous material. The invention also relates to a method of using the pseudocapsids as vectors for exogenous material transfer, especially gene transfer in the therapy of genetic disorders, or other uses such as antibody or drug targeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Caduceus Limited
    Inventors: Jitka Forstova, Beverly Elayne Griffin, Nina Sheila Krauzewicz