Patents by Inventor Bianca M. Conti-Fine

Bianca M. Conti-Fine 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).

  • Methods to treat undesirable immune responses
    Patent number: 6929796
    Abstract: Isolated and purified peptides and variants thereof, useful to prevent or treat antibody-mediated diseases, or indications caused by an undesirable antibody response to a given antigen, are provided. Also provided are peptides and methods useful to prevent or treat indications associated with the use of viral vectors in gene replacement therapy. Further, a method to inhibit or prevent aberrant immune responses to exogenous, non-infectious antigen is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: Bianca M. Conti-Fine
  • Methods to treat undesirable immune responses
    Patent number: 6759385
    Abstract: Isolated and purified peptides and variants thereof, useful to prevent or treat antibody-mediated diseases, or indications caused by an undesirable antibody response to a given antigen, are provided. Also provided are peptides and methods useful to prevent or treat indications associated with the use of viral vectors in gene replacement therapy. Further, a method to inhibit or prevent aberrant immune responses to exogenous, non-infectious antigen is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: Bianca M. Conti-Fine
  • Method to treat hemophilia
    Publication number: 20040096456
    Abstract: Isolated and purified peptides and variants thereof, as well as DNA encoding those peptides, useful to prevent or treat antibody inhibitors of factor VIII, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Bianca M Conti-fine
  • Methods of using epitope peptides of human pathogens
    Publication number: 20030224021
    Abstract: Isolated and purified T cell epitope peptides and variants thereof, useful to immunize a mammal, e.g., a human, against an infectious pathogen are provided. Also provided are methods to identify and use the peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: Bianca M. Conti-Fine
  • Diphtheria toxin epitopes
    Patent number: 5843462
    Abstract: A method for identifying an immunodominant sequence region in a diphtheria toxin-specific peptide is provided. Also provided are diphtheria toxin specific peptides with an immunodominant sequence region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Regents of The University of Minnesota
    Inventor: Bianca M. Conti-Fine